Lisandro leads crowd of Multiple World Series winners

Jeffrey Lisandro is alternating national anthems.

Not many World Series of winners have to pick between two anthems, but Lisandro is a dual citizen of Australia and Italy (with a home in California).

Even if more poker players were dual citizens, not many have the opportunity to choose more than one anthem in a year. Winning two bracelets in a year is not a common accomplishment.

Early last week, Lisandro won his second bracelet of this year's WSOP in the world championship seven-card stud high-low split, taking $431,656. The final table included 10-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson, out to tie the record of 11.


Then Lisandro followed up with a win in seven-card Razz, good for $188,390 and his third bracelet this year, fourth of his career.

Ivey and Brock Parker also have two bracelets this year. They were joined Sunday night by former hockey pro Greg Mueller, who added a win in the $1,500 buy-in limit hold'em shootout event to his world championship in limit hold'em earlier in this year's WSOP. Mueller tacked on $194,854 to his winnings.

Lisandro leads the player of the year race, with single-bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck and the three double winners in pursuit.

The other top tests of skill are the world championship events, which typically have a $10,000 buy-in. The exceptions to the $10,000 buy-in are the seniors and women's world championships, which are set at $1,000, and the toughest event on the program -- the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, which is down to 19 players. The final group includes familiar names Huck Seed, Erik Seidel, Vitaly Lunkin, Freddy Deeb and Gus Hansen. Also still alive: Newly crowned pot-limit hold'em world champion and English pro John Kabbaj, 36, who won $633,335 in that event. And then there's player of the year candidate Wahlbeck.