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Jeff Lisandro is a Team PokerStars pro. Signup at PokerStars now and you could be on your way to a WSOP bracelet.
Prior to the 2009 WSOP the name Jeff Lisandro was more likely to draw a puzzled look and a response of, “Jeff who?” All that changed at the 09’ WSOP and Lisandro is now recognized as the best 7-Card-Stud player alive, as well as having perhaps the greatest WSOP in history. It all happened in a few weeks time, when Lisandro did the impossible: Winning three WSOP bracelets in all three Stud disciplines, at the same WSOP.
Lisandro was already an accomplished poker player before the 2009 WSOP –in the dubious class of ‘Best Poker Players you don’t know’. The Australian born Lisandro had over two-dozen WSOP cashes and a bracelet on his resume, and was already considered one of the best Stud players in the world by those in the know. After the 2009 WSOP Lisandro’s name is on everyone’s lips, and the long-time pro is finally getting the recognition he deserves.
Lisandro’s WSOP accomplishments include:
- 31 cashes
- 11 final tables
- 4 bracelets
- Over $2.5 million in career earnings
- 17th place in the 2006 Main Event
Lisandro’s four bracelets have all come in Stud events –two in 7-Card-Stud, one in 7-Card Stud hi/lo, and one in Razz—although his final tables have come in numerous forms of poker including Omaha, 2-7 Lowball, and Hold’ Em.
Lisandro has also:
- Won the 2004 $25k buy-in No Limit Hold’ Em Championship – defeating Howard Lederer
- Won the Lake Tahoe $10k WSOP Circuit Event in 2005 – defeating Phil Ivey
- Won over $4 million in tournament play
About the only place Lisandro has yet to leave his mark is on the WPT, where he has only a single cash to his credit. Despite his incredible tournament success the PokerStars pro is known mainly as a cash game specialist! Talk about having the best of both worlds.
Prior to his super-heater at the 09’ WSOP, Lisandro was probably best known to the masses for a moment caught by the ESPN cameras during the Main Event in 2006 (where Lisandro finished in 17th place) which could go down as “Ante Gate”.
Lisandro was incorrectly ‘fingered’ by poker pro Prahlad Friedman for not putting in the $5,000 ante (the pot was one ante short). The dealer correctly had the big blind put in the missing ante, but this didn’t stop Prahlad’s accusations that it was Lisandro that short-changed the pot. After repeated warnings by the dealer to stop, Prahlad crossed the proverbial line by calling Lisandro a “thief”. To which Lisandro threatened bodily harm to Friedman. The tournament directors were called in to try to bring peace to the table –going so far as bringing both players away from the table to clear the air-- but it was clear from that moment on that Friedman wasn’t going to be invited to stay at Jeff’s home in Salerno, Italy!
The ESPN cameras vindicated Jeff, and although he lost his cool and threatened Prahlad, most players would respond in the same way to being called a thief.
It's this fiery tenacity combined with real poker skill that make Jeff Lisandro a true poker superstar.
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