Jeff "Iceman" Lisandro

Jeff Lisandro is a professional poker player who made his first live event cash in 1995. In the first 16 years, Jeff cashed 90 times, made 59 final tables, won 13 events, cashed in 39 WSOP events, won 5 gold bracelets, and earned over $5 million. He has also been a successful high-stakes player in cash games during this time.

Born in Perth, Australia, Jeff was introduced to poker by his mother, who taught him the game when he was 5 years old. When he got older, he worked as a real estate investor before embarking on a poker career.

Jeff made his first live event cash at the 1995 Festival of Poker in London when he finished 5th in the £300 PLHE to collect £1,200. At the Vienna Festival, he cashed 3 times, making the final table each time, and placing 3rd in the ATS15,000 NLHE Championship Event for ATS48,890. To finish the year, he cashed 3 times at the Master Classics of Poker Amsterdam, winning the HFI100 event for HFl20,579.

In 1996, Jeff made the final table in 3 events at the Vienna Spring Poker Fest, and cashed twice at the Torneo Di Poker Nova Gorica, winning the L.250,000 Stud to earn L.8,250,000. He went on to make final tables at the California State Poker Championship, the Studmaster, and the Legends of Poker, all in Los Angeles.

Both of Jeff’s cashes in 1997 were at the WSOP. He next cashed in 1999 by making 3 final tables at the Moscow International, winning the $1,000 PL 5-Card Stud for $20,000. In 2000 he made the final table and cashed twice at the Crown Australasian Poker Championships.

Jeff’s next cash was in 2002 when he made 3 final tables at the Ladbrokes World Heads-up Poker Championships in Vienna. His other cash that year was winning the €1,000 NLHE at the Austrian Classics for €28,080. In 2003, he cashed at the Euro Finals of Poker, cashed twice at the Austrian Masters, and cashed twice at the Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, winning the $1,500 PLO for $122,217.

In 2004, Jeff cashed at the Crown Australasian Poker Championship, before cashing in 5 events at the WSOP. At the WSOP, his best efforts were placing 3rd in both the $2,000 PLO for $56,940, and in the $5,000 Stud Championship for $74,440. While in Las Vegas, he cashed at the WPT Five-Diamond World Poker event, and won the $25,000 LHE Heads-up Main Event to earn $194,000.

Jeff’s first cash of 2005 was for $542,360, which he collected for winning the $10,000 NLHE WSOP Circuit Championship Event at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Poker Festival. At the WSOP, he cashed 4 times, with his best effort being 7th in the $5,000 NL Deuce-to-Seven for $29,605. He finished the year by making final tables at the Austrian Classics and the King Solomon’s Amalfi Open Maiori.

At the 2006 Crown Australian Poker Championships, Jeff cashed twice before cashing 4 times at the WSOP, where finished 17th in the Main Event for $659,730. His last cash that year was at the Barcelona Open, where he took 6th in the €4,800 NLHE, earning €115,200.

The highlight of 2007 for Jeff was cashing 6 times at the WSOP, where he won the $2,000 Stud for $118,426 and his first gold bracelet, and finished runner-up for $294,620 in the $5,000 PLHE. He also cashed at the Rendez Vous A Paris, APPT Sydney, and twice at the William Hill Poker Grand Prix.

To start 2008, Jeff took 4th in the A$100,000 NLHE for A$150,000 at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship. At the WSOP, he cashed in 3 events, with his best finish being runner-up in the $5,000 NL Deuce-to-Seven for $347,704. After cashing at the WSOP Europe, he made the money at the APPT Sydney Big Game Poker Championships.

At the 2009 WSOP, Jeff cashed 6 times, won 3 gold bracelets, and won Player of the Year honors. After final tabling the Championship Stud event, Jeff won the $1,500 Stud for $124,975 and his 2nd career gold bracelet. Gold bracelet number 3 and $431,656 came in the $10,000 Championship Stud event, and his 4th career bracelet came with $188,390 when he won the $2,500 Razz event. His other cash that year was at the EPT London.

In 2010, Jeff cashed 10 times, starting with a runner-up finish in the A$10,000 HORSE for A$70,200 at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship.  At the WSOP, he cashed 3 times, including finishing 5th in the $3,000 HORSE for $68,417. He cashed at the Bellagio Cup and the Full Tilt Poker Late Night Poker event, before winning the £5,000 PLO at the WSOP Europe for £159,000 and his 5th gold bracelet. He went on to cash twice at the Macau Poker Cup Championship, and was runner-up in the A$ 15,000 NLHE High Rollers Event for A$88,125 at the APPT Sydney.

By October 2011, Jeff had cashed 4 times for the year. All his cashes were at the WSOP where his best finish was 11th in the $50,000 Poker Players 8-Game Mix Championship to take home $143,400.

Known as “Iceman,” Jeff is one the most feared cash-game players in the world. Although he owns a home in Santa Barbara, California, he still calls Salerno, Italy home.