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		<title>Jeff Lisandro &#8211; Stud Triple Crown Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Lisandro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Lisandro is a name that is well known to anyone familiar with the world of poker. Lisandro is a popular Australian pro poker player, currently residing in Italy. An interesting fact about Lisandro and poker is that it is actually his mother that taught him how to play. She taught him to play poker [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff Lisandro is a name that is well known to anyone familiar with the world of poker. Lisandro is a popular Australian pro poker player, currently residing in Italy. An interesting fact about Lisandro and poker is that it is actually his mother that taught him how to play. She taught him to play poker when he was just five years old. This means that he has had years of practice when it comes to poker, and all of that hard work and dedication has more than paid off for him. </p>
<p>Lisandro has made a reputation for himself and is commonly referred to as a cash game specialist. He is also a familiar face on the poker tournament circuit. He is known for being one of the greatest seven card stud poker players throughout the world. At the 2009 WSOP he won a title in Stud High-Low, Stud High, and Razz. This made him the first person to win a title in all three of the disciplines in the same year. This was quite a feat for one player to accomplish. </p>
<p>It was 1997 when Lisandro made his first appearance at the final table in a WSOP. Since that time, he has won himself four bracelets and a great reputation amongst poker players worldwide. He won the first bracelet in 2007 after taking down the $1,500 seven-card stud event. As of the year 2009, Lisandro has earned a total of more than 4 million dollars in live tournament wins. He also won the WSOP Poker player of the Year award in 2009.  This is quite an honor for a poker player to receive.</p>
<p>Although he has four WSOP bracelets, for many, Lisandro is well known for an incident that happened at the 2006 World Series of Poker.  During the event, fellow poker pro Prahlad Friedman accused Lisandro of not anteing and subsequently accused him of stealing.  He thought that another player had anted twice.  Lisandro took offence to this an threatened to &#8220;knock his block off.&#8221;  Cooler heads prevailed, and it was later revealed that Lisandro had indeed anted.  Friedman never apologized for his insult, prompting fellow pro Todd Brunson to state in a future Cardplayer Magazine article that he would have knocked Friedman&#8217;s block off.  </p>
<p>If you are wondering what Lisandro likes to do in his spare time, the answer is poker. He can be found playing online poker at the very popular and highly respected online poker site, PokerStars. Playing online poker is something that a lot of poker players do in their spare time. Some of them do it to pass time playing a game they love, and others do it to keep their game sharp. No matter why Lisandro chooses to do it, he is amongst a great group of players at PokerStars. </p>
<p>Some common trivia about Lisandro is that he is also known to chew gum while he is at the table. It is said that he does this as a way of reducing tells. He also owns some property in Santa Barbara, California. He is also known for coming off a bit cold and calculating while he is at the table, this fact has earned him the nickname of the Iceman. Before he became a full time poker player, he was actually a real estate investor. He has lived in a total of three different countries. These countries include Australia (his birthplace), Italy, and the United States of America. If there is one poker player to keep your eye on, it would be Lisandro. He has made quite the reputation for himself and he continues to show the poker world how he got that reputation and that he is more than able to live up to it. </p>
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		<title>Peter Eastgate &#8211; 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>james</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Eastgate is a very well known and highly respected poker player. He is originally from Denmark and he has cam a long way in poker, especially when you consider how young he is. Peter Eastgate was first introduced to the game of poker from his classmates when he attended school at the Sct. Canute&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peter Eastgate is a very well known and highly respected poker player. He is originally from Denmark and he has cam a long way in poker, especially when you consider how young he is. Peter Eastgate was first introduced to the game of poker from his classmates when he attended school at the Sct. Canute&#8217;s Gymnasium. Eastgate went on to study finance, but later dropped out in order to pursue poker as a full time career. For most people, dropping out of college in order to pursue a career in poker may not be a very good decision. However, for Peter Eastgate it would seem as though this was the right decision for him and one that would lead him down a path of victories.</p>
<p>Peter Eastgate has sure come a long way in his poker career. His biggest win came at the 2009 WSOP Main Event.  Heading into the final table, he faced two daunting tasks.  First, Dennis Phillips was the chip leader heading into the final table.  Also, Ivan Demidov had become the first player in WSOP history to make the final table of both the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas and the WSOP Europe Main Event.  Phillips would eventually finish in 3rd, leaving Demidov and Eastgate heads-up.</p>
<p>The heads-up battle between the two lasted for over five hours with both players holding the chip lead.  Eventually, Eastgate went on to become the winner of the 2009 WSOP. At the age of just 22 years old, Eastgate became the youngest poker player to win the WSOP.  He broke the then 20 year old record set by Phil Hellmuth.   Since then the title of youngest player ever to win has been handed to Joe Cada. Peter Eastgate was a somewhat unfamiliar face to the live poker world at the time of his 2009 win, not many people knew of him and this made his win all that much more impressive. He brings a fearless way of playing to the table that is quite impressive. His fearless attitude helps him to play a bold and strong game that other players should be aware of. Eastgate has the potential to take over and stay on top, this is one thing he has already proven to the poker world.</p>
<p>Peter Eastgate came as a bit of a surprise to many poker pros and he came as a bit of fresh air, proving that you don’t have to be well known in the poker world in order to have a shot at winning the WSOP. He serves as an inspiration to any young players out there that may be feeling a bit intimidated by the big names. However, it is important to understand that even though he wasn’t well known, he was still a professional poker pro and he has the playing skills and ability to prove it. By walking away with the WSOP title, Eastgate has shown that he has what it takes to not only play against the best of the best, but also to win.</p>
<p>Peter Eastgate is quite well known to the online poker community. He can usually be found playing poker online under the username of “Isser”.  Like many other poker players of today, Eastgate spends quite a bit of time on the internet taking advantage of the ability to play poker when the feeling strikes. This is more than likely quite often in Peter Eastgate’s case. The thing a lot of poker players like about online poker rooms is that they can jump online at anytime and keep their skills sharp. While they are at it, they can build their online bankroll.</p>
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