Jeffrey Lisandro - Poker Player

Biography

Jefferey Lisandro is an Italian-Australian professional poker player. His nickname, ‘The Iceman know him’. He has an impressive poker career, during which he has won many tournaments and titles, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP), with 31 cashes, 4 bracelets, and 11 final tables.

Jeffrey Lisandro Background

Lisandro’s mother introduced him to poker when he was five. As he aged, he enhanced his proficiency and poker skills, which made him popular as a cash game specialist. He is also a familiar face in the poker tournament circle and is considered one of the world's leading Seven Card Stud players. Jeffrey is very popular for chewing gum at the poker table, as he believes it reduces tells.

Jeffrey Lisandro possesses multiple properties, including one in the picturesque city of Santa Barbara in the USA.

Jeffrey Lisandro Poker Career

Jeffrey Lisandro has won many tournaments. With his knowledge and skills, he made his first final table appearance in a World Series of Poker event in 1997, in the $3,000 pot limit hold'em event, which Phil Hellmuth Jr won.

Jeffrey has reached eleven WSOP final tables in his career. He has also won four bracelets: two in Seven Card Stud, one in Seven Card Stud hi/low, and one in Razz.

Although he has played in the World Series of Poker, he has not made a final table on the World Poker Tour (WPT). However, he tried and eventually finished the money in two events.

In December 2004, Jeffrey Lisandro defeated Howard Lederer only to win the $25,000 limit hold'em heads-up tournament and earn the $194,000 grand prize.

In his career, he has confronted and defeated many proficient and well-known poker players. In May 2005, Jeffrey played the $10,000 no-limit hold 'em WSOP circuit event at Lake Tahoe and won it by vanquishing the legendary poker player Phil Ivey and winning the $542,360 prize. Lisandro believes that this victory means much to him and considers it one of his greatest achievements because he defeated Phil Ivey, one of the best poker players in the world.

In the 2006 WSOP main event, Jeffrey Lisandro finished 17th and earned winnings of $659,730.

2007 is very significant as he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud event, where he defeated Nick Frangos and Daniel Negreanu. The same year, he was placed second in the World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 13) and earned $294,620.

Besides the real tables, Jeffrey plays poker online at the popular gaming portal PokerStars.

By 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $4,400,000, and through his 35 cash winnings at the WSOP, he made $2,928,469.

In 2009, Jeffrey Lisandro won the WSOP Player of the Year award, making him one of the most successful poker players in the world.

Jeffrey Lisandro won World Series of Poker bracelets in the following years: 2007 in the event $2,000 Seven-Card Stud, 2009 in the event $1,500 Seven-Card Stud, 2009 in the event $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud H/L-8, 2009 in the event $2,500 Razz and in the year 2010 WSOPE in the event £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha.

At the 2009 World Series of Poker, Jeffrey Lisandro created the record for being the first poker player to capture a World Series title in all three seven-card stud disciplines in the same Series when he won tournaments in Stud High, Stud High-Low, and Razz.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Jeff Lisandro Other Poker Achievements

Here are Jeff Lisandro’s other poker achievements:

World Series of Poker (WSOP)

Jeff has won six WSOP bracelets. His iconic WSOP performance came in 2009 when he won three bracelets in a single series, which led him to become the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year.

World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

He extended his success by playing in the WSOPE, and 2010, he won the WSOPE bracelet. He won the £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha event and took £159,514 home.

Aussie Millions

Lisandro has been a consistent player at the Aussie Millions. 2014 he won the A$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, taking A$40,000 home.

Jeffrey Lisandro's Net Worth

Jeffrey’s total live earnings are $5,813,435.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bracelets has Jeffrey Lisandro won?

Jeffrey Lisandro has won six WSOP bracelets.