Jeffrey Lisandro

Jeffrey Lisandro originated from Australia but he has lived in Italy and the United State too. Lisandro is a top high-stakes cash game player. Before Lisandro could start playing poker full-time, he was a real estate investor. He plays in most of the world most prestigious poker tournaments. His poker nickname is “The Iceman,” given to him for his seemingly cold and calculating disposition while playing.

In a World Series of Poker event in 1997 Lisandro made his first final table entry, in the $3,000 pot limit hold'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 won the $25,000 limit hold'em heads-up tournament wherein he defeated Howard Lederer in the final to take home the $194,000 grand prize in December 2004. 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. This was one of his greatest achievements, as he rates Ivey to be one of the best players in the world.

Prior to winning his first gold bracelet in 2007, Lisandro was near the top of everyone’s list of “best players never to have won a gold bracelet.” He now owns four titles. The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud championship, the $2,500 buy-in Seven-Card Razz and the $1,500 7 Card Stud champion is Jeffrey Lisandro. He is now the “Seven-Card Razz World Champion,” as well.