Jeff Lisando during the 2009 WSOP, where he won the Player of the Year award. (Bodog File Photo.)
Jeff Lisandro, the 2009 WSOP player of the year, won his fifth career bracelet this weekend after a particularly exciting final table in event #2 of the World Series of Poker Europe event, behind held in London's Empire Casino in Leicester square. Event #2 in the WSOPE lineup was a Pot Limit Omaha championship and it's been part of the schedule every year since the original. Previous champions in the Pot Limit Omaha tournament include Italy's Dario Alioto in 2007, Theo Jorgensen from Denmark in 2008 and Finland's Jani Vilmunen in 2009.
Joseph Serock, a 22-year-old pro from Albuquerque, New Mexico got second place and won £98,262 for the experience of a lifetime: taking on one of the best poker players out there in an enthralling tournament. Over two dozen players in the Pot Limit Omaha event were former WSOP bracelet winners and many of the others in the field were among the top PLO players in Europe.
Serock fought valiantly in the last few hands and proved worthy of everyone's respect throughout the tournament, but there's a reason the pro from Italy via Australia has won four bracelets in the last 15 months. Besides Lisandro, there were four other WSOP gold bracelet winners at the final table, including Chris Bjorin, Willie Tann and Jeff Madsen and two of the finalists were also WSOP Player Of The Year winners. A stunning lineup and Serock's ability to keep his cool makes him someone to watch out for.
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