Tao of Pokerati: Lisandro Wins Bracelet #3! (feat. BJ)
Did we say it? We did … watch out for Jeff Lisandro to make a mad dash for that previously elusive Player of the Year title.
The back-to-must-read Dr. Pauly and special Tao of Pokerati guest BJ were there when it happened — seeing Lisandro beat author/writer/real-player Michael Craig heads-up in $2,500 Razz. And in analyzing his relatively quick victory, they declare him arguably one of the best international players in the game, and the best 7-stud player in the world. BJ also breaks down the WSOP Player of the Year race, which is not mathematically locked up so long as Phil Ivey is still alive in any event (like he is right now), and Ville Wahlbeck also has a chance but not really, they say. No word yet on which anthem the Aussie-Italian-semi-American will dedicate this gold bracelet to.
UPDATE: Australia.
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Tao of Pokerati at the 40th WSOP
Las Vegas, NVEpisode 11.19: Lisandropalooza
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Kevin Mathers says:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:58pm
Lisandro’s first bracelet this year was won on June 8th. I was going to use the “what anthem is he going to use this time” line. Ivey won his 3 bracelets in 2003 B.M (Before Moneymaker).
BJ Nemeth says:
June 24th, 2009 at 9:24pm
Ivey’s three-bracelet year was 2002.
Dan, you called out Lisandro as the best bet to win WSOP Player of the Year on June 16th (eight days ago), when he was a full 100 points behind Ville Wahlbeck. Here’s what I said in response:
“The best bet is a guy who needs to win a bracelet just to tie the current points leader? I’ll take that bet!”
All I have to say is — I’m glad you didn’t take my bet! 🙂
DanM says:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:30pm
Fair enough … but when I posted the list as I did on June 16, I didn’t realize the points I was looking at were old. Lisandro at the time was like in 5th or 6th place in the race, and I knew he was one of about four people who had a really good shot.
Kevin Mathers says:
June 25th, 2009 at 7:15am
Yep, Ivey was 2002, my eyes are failing me at middle age, argh.
Aaron A. says:
June 25th, 2009 at 9:01am
Ok, Ok, I’ll say it. It’s POSSIBLE any rule changes made the past year or two have helped the pro’s out! But I’ll never deny Lisandro is one of the best in the world.