Originally Published: July 11, 2009, 01:03 PM

Lisandro is the 2009 WSOP Player of the year

Posted By Diego | Poker-News News | July 11, 2009, 01:03 PM |

It’s the second deep run at the honor for Lisandro, who engaged in a spirited duel for the award with Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider for the 2007 PoY title. That race narrowly went to Schneider with the battle between the two coming down to a few placements in a couple of the final preliminaries; in that WSOP, unlike this year, the Main Event did not count toward the PoY points standings.

This year, Lisandro’s three preliminary-event wins – added to his deep runs in other events – gave him a sizeable point advantage entering the Main Event. Lisandro began the Main Event with 355 points, leaving only Wahlbeck (342 points) with a chance of overtaking him.

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Embed It’s the second deep run at the honor for Lisandro, who engaged in a spirited duel for the award with Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider for the 2007 PoY title. That race narrowly went to Schneider with the battle between the two coming down to a few placements in a couple of the final preliminaries; in that WSOP, unlike this year, the Main Event did not count toward the PoY points standings.<br /> <br /> This year, Lisandro’s three preliminary-event wins – added to his deep runs in other events – gave him a sizeable point advantage entering the Main Event. Lisandro began the Main Event with 355 points, leaving only Wahlbeck (342 points) with a chance of overtaking him.<br /><a href='http://www.gamble-garden.com'>Gambling</a> | <a href='http://www.gamble-garden.com/Poker-News/Lisandro-is-the-2009-WSOP-Player-of-the-year'>Lisandro is the 2009 WSOP Player of the year</a>