Hometown: Sydney
Country of Origin: Australia
Jeff Lisandro is a professional poker player who was born in Italy and now hails from Australia.
He started playing at the age of five with his mother. Lisandro had primarily been a cash game player but made a name for himself on the tournament circuit as well.
At the 2007 WSOP, Lisandro finished runner-up in the $5,000 buy-in pot-limit hold'em event, and then went on to win a bracelet in the $2,000 buy-in seven-card stud tournament.
In 2009, Lisandro earned WSOP Player of the Year honors by winning an astonishing three gold bracelets. Proving to be one of the best stud players on the planet, Lisandro earned bracelets in Stud, Stud eight-or-better and Razz. All told, he banked more than $800,000 for his summer performance.