Jeff Lisandro does the un-thinkable!

August 31, 2009 by Curtom
Filed under Poker Resources

So far the coolest thing I have seen in this years World Series of poker is aussie poker player Jeff Lisandro taking down three bracelets. Yes, Jeff is the Australian born son of a miner and if he wasn’t on the map before the 2009 wsop he is now. For the hard core poker fan Lisandro is a known entity but many people had no idea of who he was before he won his third bracelet in this years WSOP.

Jeff came up in his native Australia as the son of a miner and did his time in the mines too. His father taught him the game at a young age and he took that wisdom to heights far and beyond any one’s expectations. Currently residing in Salerno, Italy Jeff is credited with helping to get poker off the ground in several countries. It is that kind of hard work and dedication to the game that has made him the formidable cash game and tournament poker player he is today.

Obviously winning a bracelet in the WSOP is a big deal but there are only three other players, Ted Forrest, Phil Ivey, and Phil Hellmuth, that have won three in the same WSOP. To say he is in good company would be an understatement. Lisandro also added his own twist to this incredible feat by winning it in the Stud forms of poker to boot winning 7 Card Stud, RAZZ, and 7 Card Hi/Lo against the best players in the world.

Another interesting side line is the prop bet against Eric Lindgren and Dan Negreanu which pitted them against Lisandro and Barry Greenstein. This bet was to be paid to the two man team that accumulated the most WSOP Player of the Year points. Needless to say that after a promising start with Negreanu making a Final Table and finishing second in the 6 handed No Limit tournament early on. But after that Lisandro went on a run for the ages to cement his place in WSOP lore along with his partner in crime Barry Greenstein. They are keeping tight lipped about the amount each team wagered but you can believe it was more than just a small bankroll boost.

So the next time you think about great Aussie poker players and Aussie poker in general maybe it isn’t just Joe Hachem who comes to mind. I know Jeff Lisandro would be on my list of great Aussie players too!