Proving that old dogs can learn new tricks, longtime Seven-card Stud expert Jeffrey Lisandro has thus far added three 2009 WSOP bracelets and six cashes to his arsenal of awards, and the Iceman's not done yet. Lisandro's three bracelets have been won in his signature events: Seven-card Stud (Event 16), Seven-Card Stud H/L-8 (Event 37), and Razz (Event 44). But the stud master has also posted cashes in PL Omaha and PL Omaha H/L Split, making him a formiddable sight at almost any table.
Lisandro's three wins and six cashes have catapulted him to the top of the POY leaderboard, displacing Ville Wahlbeck who held the lead for the majority of the series. With just a week remaining until the Main Event (which will count toward POY standings for the first time in the history of the tournament), Lisandro has a strong lead at 355 points with Wahlbeck sitting comfortably in second at 275 and Phil Ivey in third at 242. The other multi-bracelet winners of this series—Greg Mueller and John Brock Parker—round out the POY top five at 240 and 227 points respectively.
At press time the battle for first was still raging with Wahlbeck fighting toward the final table in Event 49 and Lisandro finishing as a chip leader in second day competition for Event 52. On Sunday Lisandro predicted that one more final table would win him the honor of Player of the Year; if that's true, he just may seal the deal tomorrow.
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