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Salerno, Italy
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1966
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1st place in the 2004 Main Event Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Festival ($542,360)
17th in the 2006 WSOP Main Event ($659,730)
2nd place in the 2007 WSOP $5k World Championships Pot Limit Hold 'em ($294,620)
1st place in the 2007 WSOP $2k Seven Card Stud ($118,426)
1st place in the 2009 WSOP $1.5k Seven Card Stud ($124,975)
1st place in the 2009 WSOP $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo ($431,656)1st place in the 2009 WSOP $2.5k Seven Card Razz ($188,390)
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myspace.com/jefflisandro
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Jeff Lisandro
For a long time, Jeff Lisandro has been considered one of the finest cash game players in the world. Like many other ring game specialists he did not receive the media coverage afforded to his tournament counterparts, but the 2009 WSOP changed all that. It was here that Jeff establishing himself as arguably the finest Stud player in the world.
Jeff won his first WSOP bracelet in 2007 in the $2,000 Seven Card Stud event. He battled through a final table including the likes of Daniel Negreanu to capture the tournament glory that had eluded him for so long. He almost added a second that same year, finishing a narrow second to Allen Cunningham in the World Championship Pot Limit Omaha event.
Two years later he would return to the Rio to begin one of the most all-conquering runs in World Series history. He began his bracelet haul with the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event, taking down first place for $124,975. He added his name to an elite crowd of double bracelet winners by picking up the top prize in the $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Only 4 players had ever won three bracelets in the same World Series before Jeff Lisandro. This incredibly select group includes the likes of Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth; and Jeff added his name to the list with his victory in the $2,500 Seven Card Razz event.
This was the first time anyone had ever accomplished three bracelets in one series post poker-boom. What’s more, Lisandro became only the 4th player ever to complete the Stud Triple Crown. By winning a bracelet in all three different disciplines of Seven Card Stud he has established himself as one of the finest Stud players in poker history. What’s more, no one had ever completed the triple crown in one series before Jeff’s incredible effort.
In total he has 31 WSOP cashes, along with 12 final tables. Before tasting WSOP glory he believed his finest moment was beating Phil Ivey heads up at the final table of the WSOP Circuit event in Lake Tahoe. He had also made a run deep into the WSOP main event, finishing 17th for $659,730. During that main event he was involved in an infamous incident with fellow pro Prahlad Friedman, who accused him of deliberately not putting in one of his antes. The heated exchange continued for a number of hands, with Prahlad labelling Lisandro a “theif”. Jeff was also party to a famous prop bet challenge laid down by Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren. They challenged any pair to win more WSOP Player of the Year points that them in 2009. Lisandro and Barry Greenstein took up the challenge.
Lisandro started playing cards at an early age, and has reported that his mother taught him to poker at the age of 5. He is originally from Perth, Australia, but now makes his home in Salerno, Italy. Jeff Lisandro has live tournament career earnings of over $4 million.
Common Misspellings: Jeff Lisandro, Jeffery Lisandro, Jef Lisandro, Jeff Lisondro
Learn more about Jeff Lisandro at MySpace/JeffLisandro.
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