Lisandro's Three-peat

Hello,

I feel compelled to comment on Jeff Lisandro's three-peat. I have always liked Lisandro as people who know me can attest. I was very happy for him when he won his first bracelet in 2007 even though it was against the very tough and well-respected stud specialist Nick Frangos. That year, Lisandro was heartbroken only a couple of weeks prior to winning his bracelet when he lost to Allen Cunngingham in the PLH Championship. As readers of my blog well know, I am a big fan of stud games and limit poker in general so I really enjoy watching learning from the better stud players. Lisandro is one of the better stud players as is clearly evidenced by his four stud bracelets. He is the only players to win bracelets in all forms of stud: stud 8/b, 7-stud and razz. I just wanted to acknowledge this sweet three-peat which hasn't been done since Phil Ivey did it back in 2002. So, I wanted to take the time to congratulate a player for whom I have great respect. After watching him feel crushed after coming so close when he lost to Cunningham (he could not hold back the tears), it was nice to see him finally win one shortly thereafter. I suppose that to Lisandro, that moment seems worlds away now that he has four bracelets and has solidified himself as a great player. We all know that while one bracelet can be a fluke (I'd love a fluke like that), nobody can deny that winning four—including three in one year—is pure skill. This kind of thing is very good for poker.

See you on the felt,