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Jeffrey “Iceman” Lisandro, known as one of the best Seven Card Stud players in the world, proved he is just that at the 2009 World Series of Poker by being the first person to ever win

Jeffrey "Iceman" Lisandro

all three 7-card Stud disciplines in the same year.  Despite his phenomenal talent for stud, he is still regarded as one of the best all rounders.  Lisandro bagged $125K in the $1500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud event, $431K in the $10K Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, and $188K in the $2500 Razz event for a total of over $740K in ’09 WSOP earnings.  For his amazing feat Jeffrey Lisandro received the ’09 WSOP Player of the Year award.  His poker nickname is “Iceman” and this was originally thought to refer to his seemingly cold and calculating disposition while playing although he said in an interview that he got the name because he is known for chewing gum (specifically Ice gum) at the poker table to reduce tells.  During his breaks in one tournament he use to run to the sweet shop to get some ICE gum and the lady used to say “The Iceman is here”.  He liked it and that name kinda stuck.  J He is a top high-stakes specialist cash game player and plays in most of the world’s most prestigious poker tournaments.  Read the rest of this entry »