Monday was an historic day at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) as Aussie Jeff Lisandro won his sixth career WSOP bracelet, taking the title in the AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha. Antes come with problems, though. Players frequently forget to post their antes, sometimes resulting in confusion (Google the incident between Jeff Lisandro and Prahlad Friedman at the 2006 WSOP). It is also more work for the dealer to keep track of all of the antes. That's where the Big Blind Ante comes in.
From Wikipedia
Lisandro after winning the $2,000 seven-card stud event at the 2007 World Series of Poker | |
| Nickname(s) | Iceman |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Salerno, Italy |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finishes | 31 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 17th, 2006 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 1 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 1 |
| Information accurate as of 12 July 2009. |
Jeffrey Lisandro (born in Perth) is an Australian professional poker player, now residing in Salerno, Italy. Lisandro is known by many to be a cash game specialist, but is a well-known face on the poker tournament circuit and is regarded as one of the premier Seven Card Stud players in the world. At the 2009 World Series of Poker, he became the first person to win a World Series title in all three seven-card stud disciplines at the same Series when he won the Stud High, Stud High-Low, and Razz.
His mother taught him how to play poker at the age of five.
Lisandro made his first final table appearance in a World Series of Poker event in 1997, in the $3,000 pot limithold'em event won by Phil Hellmuth Jr. He has made eleven WSOP final tables since then, in Omaha, seven card stud and 2 to 7 lowball events and won has won four bracelets, two in Seven Card Stud, one in Seven Card Stud hi/low and one in Razz.
Lisandro has not yet made a final table on the World Poker Tour (WPT), but has finished in the money in one event.
In December 2004, Lisandro won the $25,000 limit hold'em heads-up tournament, defeating Howard Lederer in the final to take home the $194,000 grand prize.
In May 2005, he won the $10,000 no limit hold'em World Series of Poker circuit event at Lake Tahoe, defeating Phil Ivey in the final heads-up confrontation to win the $542,360 prize. Lisandro has said that he considers this to be one of his greatest achievements, as he rates Ivey to be one of the best players in the world.
Lisandro finished 17th in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, winning $659,730. He was also noted for an incident with Prahlad Friedman during the event, where Friedman felt that Lisandro had not put in his ante, worth 5,000 chips, in a hand. (In posting one of the blinds, a third player at the table forgot to put in his ante; the dealer corrected his mistake.) Friedman brought it up constantly through the hand, with the dealer telling him to stop bringing it up. Friedman would not stop, and called Lisandro a 'thief'. Lisandro was very upset to hear that, and argued with Friedman, telling him he would 'knock his head off'. Friedman tried to settle things with Lisandro afterwards during play, but Lisandro refused to talk to him. However, their attempt to reconcile did have one light moment after a player at their table, after learning that Lisandro was from Italy, told Jeff that his wife was also from Italy and that he and his wife planned to travel there to visit her parents. Lisandro asked him, 'Can you take him (Friedman) with you?'
He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2007 in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud event beating a final table that included Daniel Negreanu and Nick Frangos.
Lisandro plays online at PokerStars and is a good friend of Jean-Robert Bellande. He is known for chewing gum at the poker table to reduce tells.
He placed 2nd in the World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 13) in 2007. He won $294,620 as the runner-up to Allen Cunningham.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.[1] His 31 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,578,137 of those winnings.[2] In 2009, Lisandro won the World Series of Poker Player of the Year award.[3]
In addition to his residence in Salerno, he also owns a property in Santa Barbara, California.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2,000 Seven-Card Stud | $118,426 |
| 2009 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud | $124,959 |
| 2009 | $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud H/L-8 | $431,656 |
| 2009 | $2,500 Razz | $188,370 |
References
- ↑World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
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Lisandro did win a stud bracelet in 2007, at a final table that was televised an included Nick Frangos and Daniel Negreanu, but most poker fans know Jeff Lisandro
Jeff Lisandro Antero
Lisandro tried to shortchange the pot by not paying his ante. Lisandro was understandably upset at being called a cheater and became visibly enraged at Freeman, and had to be restrained. After reviewing the tape, it was determined that it was not Lisandro who forgot to pay his blind, but another player that absent-mindedly did not pay.
Jeffrey Lisandro
from 2007, he has shown that he is a damn good poker player. Jeff Lisandro has won three bracelets in this year alone, an incredible feat in and of itself, but what is more impressive is which games he's won them in. Lisandro won a bracelet in stud hi, stud hi/low and razz. All stud games, all limit and all games I am bad at. To me, Jeffrey Lisandro proved himself to be the BEST stud player in the world (stud meaning all 7 card games) without question. Obviously, the games are similar, but in my experience playing them, they all require different skills and reading abilities, making this feat even more impressive. This WSOP has been historic, but Jeffrey Lisandro's accomplishments this year will be recorded in poker annals for generations to come.
He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2007 in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud event beating a final table that included Daniel Negreanu and Nick Frangos.
Lisandro plays online at PokerStars and is a good friend of Jean-Robert Bellande. He is known for chewing gum at the poker table to reduce tells.
He placed 2nd in the World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 13) in 2007. He won $294,620 as the runner-up to Allen Cunningham.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.[1] His 31 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,578,137 of those winnings.[2] In 2009, Lisandro won the World Series of Poker Player of the Year award.[3]
In addition to his residence in Salerno, he also owns a property in Santa Barbara, California.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2,000 Seven-Card Stud | $118,426 |
| 2009 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud | $124,959 |
| 2009 | $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud H/L-8 | $431,656 |
| 2009 | $2,500 Razz | $188,370 |
References
- ↑World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links
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Lisandro did win a stud bracelet in 2007, at a final table that was televised an included Nick Frangos and Daniel Negreanu, but most poker fans know Jeff Lisandro from his appearance in the 2006 Main Event (Jamie Gold's year). He is most known for a confrontation with fellow poker pro Prahlad Freeman. For those who don't remember, late in the Main Event, Lisandro and Freeman were seated at the feature table. Before a random hand, the dealer noticed that an ante had not been paid. Everyone at the table said they were sure they had paid their ante. Prahlad then stated that he believed it was Lisandro that had forgotten, but Lisandro disagreed. Rather then letting the issue pass, Freeman kept stating his belief that
Jeff Lisandro Antero
Lisandro tried to shortchange the pot by not paying his ante. Lisandro was understandably upset at being called a cheater and became visibly enraged at Freeman, and had to be restrained. After reviewing the tape, it was determined that it was not Lisandro who forgot to pay his blind, but another player that absent-mindedly did not pay.Although many people know Lisandro as the hot headed Australian
Jeffrey Lisandro
from 2007, he has shown that he is a damn good poker player. Jeff Lisandro has won three bracelets in this year alone, an incredible feat in and of itself, but what is more impressive is which games he's won them in. Lisandro won a bracelet in stud hi, stud hi/low and razz. All stud games, all limit and all games I am bad at. To me, Jeffrey Lisandro proved himself to be the BEST stud player in the world (stud meaning all 7 card games) without question. Obviously, the games are similar, but in my experience playing them, they all require different skills and reading abilities, making this feat even more impressive. This WSOP has been historic, but Jeffrey Lisandro's accomplishments this year will be recorded in poker annals for generations to come.On a completely different note, I got my monitor today and will likely have it set up by the weekend for some multitabling fun :). Look for me to be playing a bunch in the coming weeks.
Jeff Lisandro Antelope
Good Luck everyone!