Wrist Watch: Two-Time Seven-card Stud Bracelet Winner Jeff Lisandro

Lisandro receives his 2nd WSOP bracelet

Dawning a cool, sleek designer hat entering into the $1,500 Seven-card Stud (Event 16) final table, Jeff Lisandro remembered what his past experience taught him by dominating the other seven players to take home his second World Series of Poker bracelet.

No stranger to a final table, Lisandro worked every aspect of every hand and pushed the action when he could and got away from hands he couldn’t catch. With another Stud bracelet added to his resume, Lisandro can undeniably be considered one of the world’s top experts in Seven-card Stud.

BluffMagazine.com had a chance to catch up with Lisandro after the big win:

How does it feel to win it again?

It feels good. It hasn’t sunk in yet, but it feels good to get a second one.

What do you do with two bracelets anyway?

They’re very personal. I’ll give them away to the two most important people in my life.

With a dominating chip lead going into the final table and never letting it go, did you feel you were going to win it?

I was pretty confident. I was reading the game really well and everyone was showing me a lot of respect by laying down hands, but when I showed a few bluffs they began to call me more. What worked in my favor was when they did make the calls, I was lucky enough to win the showdowns with big hands.

You went heads up for the bracelet last time with Nick Frangos who was at the final table again with you. Did you feel like it maybe it was going to come down to you two again?

Well, it would have been great to get heads up with Nicky. He wouldn’t have been a bad guy to lose to this time.

You can now be considered a Stud expert in the world. Do you agree with that statement?

Well, it’s just one of my games. It just worked out that I’ve won some Stud tournaments. Maybe it is my best game, but it’s just a game where you can play a lot of hands unlike No-Limit Hold’em where it can come down to just one hand and it’s over.

Now everyone knows about your side bet with yourself and Barry Greenstein vs. Negreanu and Lindgren. How important for you is this win to get back at Negreanu’s WSOP success so far?

Well, it’s a massive side bet going. I just put myself in a good position for it. I put myself in a spot where I have to do well and continue to try and play as much as possible. It’s really pushing the limits for the four of us.

How much is the bet?

It’s a six-figure sum.

You play a lot now wearing that very nice designer hat on. With your big win, are you going to buy some more hats with the money?

No way. This is my lucky hat. I’m going to keep this one until it falls apart.

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