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• Mon Oct 05 2009 18:06 GMT
  

  Lisandro Busto

  No more information than that, we're afraid, but the Tony Soprano lookalike and small hat enthusiast, incidentally Player Of The Year, is out.

• Wed Sep 23 2009 15:19 GMT

  Lisandro Eliminated

  Bracelet enthusiast Jeff Lisandro has been eliminated from today's event.

• Wed Sep 23 2009 12:32 GMT

  147 Breaks £700k

  The total number of entrants has risen to 147, upping the prizepool so far to a hefty £735,000. Two new tables have sprung up out of thin air in the corner of the upstairs area, featuring Julian Gardner, John Kabbaj, Tony Bloom, Peter Gould, Max Pescatori, Karl Mahrenholz, Jeff Lisandro and Jeppe Nielsen.
  
  Not a great start for recent GUKPT winner Mahrenholz, who just paid off a river bet of a couple of thousand on a board of , passing when he was shown a winning .

• Mon Sep 21 2009 20:25 GMT

  Lisandro Doubles Up Opponent, Makes a Face

  (Omaha)
  
  Jeff Lisandro on the button was looking at an flop, with 6,000 in the pot already. Furthermore, he was looking at a 5,350 all-in bet from his opponent in the small blind. He looked at these things for some time, before something in his brain apparently clicked, and he tossed in the call.
  
  Lisandro: for two pair, aces and fives
  Mr. All In: for two pair, aces and sixes
  
  Lisandro made a face as though someone had just broken wind in his vicinity.
  
  The turn and river constituted blanks, and while his cheerful opponent doubled up, Lisandro dropped down to 12,000.

• Sat Sep 19 2009 17:04 GMT

  Lisandro Stack-Building

  With 2,400 in the pot and three players in the hand going to the , the gentleman in the small blind checked to Jeff Lisandro in the big blind, who bet 600. The third player quickly folded from the under-the-gun position, but the small blind called and they proceeded.
  
  They saw a turn and once again the small blind checked. This time Lisandro bet 1,000 -- and the small blind chose to give it up.
  
  Lisandro up to 11,500.

• Sun Sep 06 2009 18:12 GMT
  

  So Long, Lisandro

  Jeff Lisandro opened the pot with a raise to 2,500 from late position, and Kemal Basat announced a re-raise from the blinds. He made it 6,500 straight, and Lisandro quickly called.
  
  Heads-up to the flop, the dealer rolled out . Basat kept the heat on with a continuation bet of 10,000. Lisandro announced, "All in," and his opponent quickly made the call with the covering stack, Lisandro at risk for his tournament life.
  
  And the news wasn't good. The Aussie pro turned over his , drawing very slim against the of Basat. The turn ended any hope for Lisandro, and the that rivered will be the last card of Lisandro's day.
  
  Despite an early under-set crippling with pocket fours, Lisandro battled like a champion today. Still, his efforts will be for naught as his Main Event is over on Day 1. A flustered Lisandro dumped his tall stacks of chips out onto the felt, spilling them across the felt like acrylic confetti as he made his way hastily to the exit.

• Sun Sep 06 2009 15:58 GMT
  

  Don't Count Out Lisandro

  Jeff Lisandro got severely short-stacked in the early-going. He was down to approximately 2,000 chips. But by carefully picking his spots and acting very aggressively with position, Lisandro has managed to climb back up to about 30,000. He recently moved all in for 20,150 on a flop of after one player bet 2,000 and was called by two other players. Nobody called that raise, prompting Lisandro to say afterwards, "4,000. Can I change the amount?"

• Sun Sep 06 2009 13:45 GMT
  

  Lisandro Mounting a Comeback

  After being crippled to under 2,000 chips in the last level, 2009 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro has been doing a bit of work. We find him back up to about 8,000 at last check which should let him sit around comfortably for a while longer. He's also been moved for the second time today, now sitting directly to the right of John Monnette on Table 5 and enjoying a little massage to ease his short-stacked tension.

• Sun Sep 06 2009 12:51 GMT
  

  Big Multi-way Action

  Four players limped into the pot before tournament newcomer John Tabatabai raised it up to 1,400 from the button. Jeff Lisandro and the other three limpers all came along to the flop with 7,300 chips already piled in the middle of the table.
  
  The dealer spread , and the first three players checked. The man in the cutoff seat grabbed his whole stack of ~12,000 and shoved them forward, only to see Tabatabai move all in for more than 30,000 right behind him. Next to act, Jeff Lisandro followed suit with an all in of his own worth close to 32,000. The other two meddlers ducked out of the way, and the cards were turned up.
  
  Showdown
  Cutoff: (ace-high flush draw)
  Tabatabai: (top set)
  Lisandro: (bottom set)
  
  The news was not good for Lisandro, and he stood up from his chair with a frown and a shake of the head. The turn was the , no help to anyone. The that filled out the board was a blank as well, locking up a huge pot for Tabatabai. Lisandro continued to stare forlornly at the ceiling as the dealer pushed the pot away from him.
  
  After the dust settled and the chips were counted down, Tabatabai has moved up to just about 80,000, leaving Lisandro crippled all the way down to just 1,975.

• Mon Jun 29 2009 22:23 GMT

  Lisandro Doubles Up An Opponent

  Jeff Lisandro had his opponent all in preflop with his tournament life on the line. Lisandro held pocket nines, , against the all-in player's . The board ran out and the all-in player began to rise up from his seat. Just as he tossed his jacket over his shoulders, a jack hit the river and he was given life again. Lisandro sat calm and stacked out the 20,000 or so chips to send over to his opponent.