Nickname(s) Bobby Money finish(es) 16 Role Professional Poker Player | Final table(s) 1 Name Jean-Robert Bellande Bracelet(s) None Title(s) None | |
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Born September 17, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-09-17 ) TV shows National Heads-Up Poker Championship Similar People Todd Herzog, Amanda Kimmel, Courtney Yates, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey Profiles | ||
Highest ITMMain Event finish 65th, 2011 |
Bodog.com Poker Pro Jean Robert Bellande Video Blog #6
Jean-Robert F. Bellande ([ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɛˈlɑ̃d]; born September 17, 1970 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional poker player, reality TV contestant, and a nightclub owner and promoter.
Contents
- Bodogcom Poker Pro Jean Robert Bellande Video Blog 6
- Bodog com poker pro jean robert bellande wsop video blog 4
- Background
- Poker
- Survivor China
- References
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Bodog com poker pro jean robert bellande wsop video blog 4
Background
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Bellande was born in Long Island, New York to parents who emigrated from Haiti. When Bellande was five years old, his family relocated to Taiwan where his mother was a Christian missionary. He spent the next thirteen years of his life in an expatriate community before returning to the United States acquiring a Bachelor of Arts in marketing from Azusa Pacific University. He is a native French and English speaker, who learned to be proficient in Mandarin. He now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Poker
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Bellande first gained public exposure during a World Series of Poker circuit event in March 2005. He finished 3rd, behind Doug Lee and Jennifer Harman, winning $210,900. Bellande is noted for his aggressive table banter throughout this televised event. A week later, Bellande defeated John Phan to win first prize at the 2005 Winnin' o' the Green tournament, earning a further $148,000.
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Bellande has also finished in the money of World Series of Poker (WSOP) and World Poker Tour (WPT) events, and appeared in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II invitational event won by Tony G.
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At the 2008 World Series of Poker, Bellande came close to capturing his first bracelet when he finished runner-up to Matt Graham in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout event, earning $173,564 then later he finished in 442nd place out of 6844 entries at the Main Event that same year.
At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Bellande finished 2nd in the $50,000 Player's Championship for $784,828.
As of 2016, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,150,000.
Survivor: China
Bellande was a contestant on Survivor: China as a member of the Fei Long Tribe, and later Hae Da Fung. Noted was his conflict with fellow contestant Courtney Yates. He was voted out 8th, becoming the 2nd member of the jury. He cast his jury vote for Todd Herzog to win the million dollar prize, which Herzog ended up achieving.