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2009 WSOP
Event #37 - $10,000 Buy-in World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better. Final Results. 2009 World Series of Poker Results
2009 World Series of Poker Results Event #37 - Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better World Championship
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2009 World Series of Poker - Event #37 Results
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event # 37
Buy In: $10,000
Game: World Championship 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Date: 6/19/2009
Number of Entries: 164
Net Prize Pool: $1,541,600
First Place Prize: $431,656
Players to Cash: 16
Final Results:





Tournament Highlights:
Event Headlines –
1. Jeffrey Lisandro Wins Third WSOP Gold Bracelet – Australian/Italian High-Stakes Poker
Pro Defeats Farzad Rouhani Heads-Up to Claim 2009 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World
Championship
2. Doyle Brunson’s Quest for Record-Tying 11th WSOP Gold Bracelet Falls Short – Finishes
Seventh
2. Five Former WSOP Gold Bracelet Winners Pack All-Star Final Table
3. Frank Mariani, CEO of the NBA’s World Champion Los Angeles Lakers Finishes Fourth –
His Best WSOP Finish Ever
4. 2009 WSOP Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship Generates Largest
“Eight-or-Better” Prize Pool in Poker History
The Winner --
The 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split world
champion is Jeffrey Lisandro, from Salerno, Italy.
Lisandro was born in Perth, Australia. However, he has lived in three different countries –
Australia, Italy, and the United States. Lisandro owns a home in Santa Barbara, CA – but
still calls Salerno, Italy his home.
Prior to playing poker full-time, Lisandro was a real estate investor.
Lisandro’s trademark is a black fedora, which he commonly wears at the poker table. He is
also known to wear stylish Versace shirts.
Lisandro’s poker nickname is “The Iceman,” given to him for his seemingly cold and
calculating disposition while playing.
Lisadro is a top high-stakes cash game player. He also plays in most of the world most
prestigious poker tournaments.
Prior to winning his first gold bracelet in 2007, Lisandro was near the top of everyone’s list
of “best players never to have won a gold bracelet.” He now owns three.
With his victory in Event #16 ten days ago, Lisandro has sealed his reputation as one of
the world’s top Seven-Card Stud players. He won his first gold bracelet two years ago
playing Seven-Card Stud. He also finished ninth in this year’s ($10,000 buy-in) Seven-Card
Stud World Championship, which concluded last week.
With this victory, Lisandro is officially the 2009 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World
Champion.
Lisandro has now cashed five times this year at the WSOP.
According to the official records, Lisandro now has 3 wins, 11 final table appearances, and
30 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP, with his first cash coming back in 1997. He also
holds a WSOP Circuit championship earned at Lake Tahoe in 2005.
Lisandro collected $431,656 for first place. He was also awarded his third WSOP gold
bracelet.
According to the official records, Lisandro now has $2,389,747 in career WSOP winnings.
At his gold bracelet ceremony, Lisandro (who has close ties to three different nations –
Australia, Italy, and the United States) requested the national anthem of Italy to be
played. In his ceremony ten days ago, Lisandro was honored with the anthem of his
birthplace, Australia. Note: Since Lisandro holds duel citizenship, his second victory will be
counted as an Italian player.
Winner Quotes (Jeffrey Lisandro) –
Note: The winner declined to be interviewed following his victory.
The Final Table --
The final table contained five former WSOP gold bracelet winners – Doyle Brunson (10
wins), Jeffrey Lisandro (2 wins), Anthony Rivera (1 win), Farzad Rouhani (1 win), and Mike
Wattel (1 win).
With five former winners and 15 combined bracelets won, this was the most accomplished
final table of this year’s WSOP, thus far.
The top three finishers were all former winners – Lisandro, Rouhani, and Wattel.
The runner up was Farzad “Freddy” Rouhani. The Iranian-born poker pro now living in
Germantown, MD won his gold bracelet in playing a mix of Stud and Omaha High-Low Split
last year. He picked up $266,804 for second place in this event.
The third-place finisher was Mike Wattel, from Phoenix, AZ. Wattel previously won the
Omaha High-Low Split event in 1999. Third place paid $176,605.
The fourth-place finisher was Frank Mariani, from Los Angeles, CA. He is the Chief Executive
Officer of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers (reigning world champions). Mariani has been
playing at the WSOP for several years. Team owner Jerry Buss is also an active
participant. This was Mariani’s third time to cash in a WSOP event, and was his first in-the-
money finish in nine years. It was also his highest finisher ever.
The fifth-place finisher was Yan Chen, from Irvine, CA. This was Chen’s second final table
this year, after finishing third in the Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball competition.
The sixth-place finisher was Abe Mosseri, from New York, NY. This was his second time to
cash at the WSOP. He last finished in the money in the 2004 WSOP Main Event.
The seventh-place finisher was Doyle Brunson, from Las Vegas, NV. His quest for what
would have been a record-tying 11th career gold bracelet fell short. Brunson continues to
defy age, playing excellent poker, and making his second in-the-money finish at this year’s
WSOP.
The eighth-place finisher was Justin Smith, from Kissimmee, FL.
In-the-Money Finishers --
Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Jeffrey Lisandro,
Farzad Rouhani, Mike Wattel, Doyle Brunson, Anthony Rivera, Perry Friedman, Scotty
Nguyen, and Dan Heimiller.
This was Scotty Nguyen’s 37th time to cash at the WSOP, which places him into a tie for
25th-place in the all-time list.
This was Doyle Brunson’s 33rd time to cash at the WSOP, which places him 33rd on the all-
time list.
The defending champion from 2009 was Sebastian Ruthenberg, from Hamburg, Germany.
He entered this event but did not cash.
Odds and Ends --
This was the richest Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split prize pool in poker history. It eclipsed
last year’s previous record by more than $300,000. This was only the second million-dollar
prize pool ever for any Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournament.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split was the first "split" game ever to be played at the WSOP,
when it was first introduced 32 years ago. In 1976, Doc Green became the first Seven-Card
Stud High-Low Split World Champion. Interestingly, he won $12,750 for first place that
year, which is about what the bottom of the payout scale earned in this year's event.
Since 1976, the list of event winners reads like a "Who's Who" of poker. Past winners
include – Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Mickey Appleman, Phil Ivey, John
Juanda, Max Stern, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Artie Cobb, Vince Burgio, Cyndy
Violette, Rich Korbin, and Eli Elezra.
In 1986, this game was inexplicably omitted from the WSOP schedule. After some protest
by Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split enthusiasts, it was reinstituted and has been included
on the poker menu every year. Since 1995, every WSOP has included at least two such
events. This year's WSOP schedule includes two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split
tournaments – this $10,000 buy-in World Championship and a $1,500 buy-in event to be
played June 28-30.
No player has ever won more than one gold bracelet in this game.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is a game in which the highest and lowest hands split the
pot equally. However, the lowest hand must first qualify to be eligible for half the pot. The
qualifying low hand must be an "eight-low" or better. For this reason, the game is
sometimes called Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better.
This is the 25th of 36 tournaments completed thus far at this year’s WSOP, with more than
a $1 million prize pool.
Seven more events are scheduled for live coverage of the final table, which are split
between ESPN 360 and Bluff Media. For a complete broadcast schedule of events, go to:
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=607
The Event --
The $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split world championship attracted 164
entries. The total prize pool amounted to $1,541,600. The top 16 finishers collected prize
money.
The tournament was played over three consecutive days.
The heads-up match between Farzad Rouhani and Jeffrey Lisandro nearly reached epic
proportions. Rouhani held a decisive advantage early. But Lisandro fought his way back
and seized the chip lead after a series of big confrontations and scooped pots. Once
Lisandro took over the lead, he never lost it and defeated Rouhani after about two hours of
heads-up play.
The final table lasted about 13 hours – the longest of any event this year.
The tournament officially began on Thursday, June 18th, at 5 pm. The tournament officially
ended on Sunday, June 21st, at 4:15 am.
WSOP Statistics –
Through the conclusion of Event #37, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 36,459 entries.
$73,309,888 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.
Through Event #37 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet winners reads as follows:
United States – 26
United Kingdom – 2
Canada – 2
Russian Federation – 1
Finland – 1
Australia – 1
Sweden – 1
Mexico – 1
Italy – 1
Note: Last year 19 of the 59 gold bracelet events were won by non-Americans (32
percent). In, 2007, the number was 15 of 55 (29 percent). In 2006, the number was 5 of
45 (11 percent).
Event #37 winner Jeffrey Lisandro is to be classified as an amateur player. Accordingly, the
“Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently
reads:
Professionals -- 25 wins
(Thang Luu, Steven Sung, Jason Mercier, Phil Ivey-1, Rami Boukai, Anthony Harb, Ville
Wahlbeck, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker-1, Jeffrey Lisandro-1, Daniel Alaei, Brock Parker-2,
John-Paul Kelly, Jeff Carris, Nick Schulman, Phil Ivey-2, Pete Vilandos, Tomas Alenius, Roland
de Wolfe, J.C. Tran, James Van Alstyne, Angel, Guillen, Greg Mueller, Eric Baldwin, Jordan
Smith, Jeffrey Lisandro-2)
Amateurs -- 6 wins
(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise, Richard Austin)
Semi-Pros -- 4 wins
(Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert)
Ten of the 37 winners this year (27 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners. There
have been three double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker, Phil Ivey, and Jeffrey Lisandro.
Through the conclusion of Event 36, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as
follows (with point totals):
255 – Ville Wahlbeck
225 – Phil Ivey
220 – Brock Parker
220 – James Van Alstyne
195 – Roland de Wolfe
175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos
175 – Angel Guillen
165 – Daniel Alaei
160 – Steve Sung
155 – Daniel Negreanu
150 – Rami Boukai
NOTE: Jeffrey Lisandro is expected to be near the top of the standings when Event #37 is
included. These updated figures were not available at press time. Check out the official
WSOP website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com for the latest updates.
__________________________________
World Series of Poker President and Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Vice President of Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Vive President of Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Director of Communications – Seth Palansky
Regional Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
WSOP Events Manager -- Angele Marshall
WSOP Marketing Manager – Elizabeth Anne Hill
WSOP Tournament Director – Jack Effel



Place
Name
City
Prize
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Lisandro, Jeffrey
Rouhani, Farzad
Wattel, Mike
Mariani, Francis
Chen, Yan
Mosseri, Abraham
Brunson, Doyle
Smith, Justin
Rivera, Anthony
Friedman, Perry
Nguyen. Scotty
Berman, Lyle
Bronshtein, Yuval
Anthony, Richard
Heimiller, Dan
Rinaldi, Claudio
$431,656
$266,804
$176,605
$124,684
$93,513
$74,258
$62,234
$54,896
$41,885
$41,885
$33,668
$33,668
$28,272
$28,272
$24,650
$24,650
State/Country
Italy
MD
AZ
CA
CA
NY
NV
FL
NV
NV
NV
NV
SC
NY
NV
Italy
Salerno
Germantown
Phoenix
El Segundo
Irvine
New York
Las Vegas
Kissimmee
Henderson
Henderson
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Charleston
New York
Las Vegas
Rancate