 It won't surprise many, but now it's official: Jeff Lisandro wins the World Series of Poker Player of the Year. The only player who could take the lead, Ville Wahlbeck, has been knocked out in day 3, failing to make the money and thus failing to score points and get the lead. With no more events left, that means, Lisandro has won it, and rightfully so.
It's the first time this honor goes to Lisandro, although he got pretty close before. In 2007 he ended as 2nd place after Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider. This year, his 3 bracelets prove to be enough to win it. Here's the impressive list of the results that gave Lisandro the title:
# Event 6 - $10,000 - World Championship 7 Card Stud - 9th place
# Event 16 - $1,500 - 7 Card Stud - 1se place
# Event 27 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 17th place
# Event 35 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 33rd place
# Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo - 1st place
# Event 44 - $2,500 7 Card Razz - 1st place
His dominance in Stud events was what gave him the title. What he actually gets for his win (apart from the honor of course), is still unknown. Last year's winner, Erick Lindgren, got a nice motorcycle he always wanted to get. This year, they will try to find something suitable for Lisandro, so the price will be announced later.
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