Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande | |
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Jean-Robert Bellande (2008) |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 17th September 1970 |
place of birth | long Island |
Nickname | Action Bob |
Nicknames |
JaquelinePokerStars
Jean-Robert B.Full Tilt Poker
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place of residence | Las Vegas |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 784,828 |
Total prize money | $ 2,977,176 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 1 |
Cashes | 25th |
Best main event | 65th ( 2011 ) |
Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 5 |
Last updated: February 2, 2020 |
Jean-Robert F. Bellande (born September 17, 1970 in Long Island , New York ) is a professional American poker player .
Personal
Bellande grew up with his two brothers in Taiwan , where they graduated from senior high school . He then returned to the United States and studied marketing at Azusa Pacific University in California . At the age of 21, Bellande started working as a promoter for various nightclubs . He later opened his own nightclub in Los Angeles called Sky Sushi . Bellande now lives in Las Vegas . In 2007 he participated in the 15th season of the reality - TV show Survivor in part, finishing in ninth place. In March 2018, he married his long-time girlfriend in Mexico .
Poker career
Bellande has been participating in prestigious live tournaments since 2001 .
In mid-March 2005 he took third place at the Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival as part of a circuit tournament of the World Series of Poker for prize money of around 210,000 US dollars . In June 2005 Bellande was successful for the first time in the main tournament series of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came in twice. At the 2008 WSOP he narrowly missed winning a bracelets and finished a Shootout event in the Variant Limit Hold'em behind Matt Graham in second place for nearly 200,000 dollars. In July 2011 , Bellande reached the sixth day of the WSOP Main Event and finished the event in 65th place for more than $ 100,000 in prize money. At the 2015 WSOP , he finished second behind Mike Gorodinsky in the Poker Player's Championship , earning his highest prize money to date of almost $ 800,000. In early July 2018, Bellande won a Hold'em event at the 2018 WSOP , securing a bracelet and a prize of around $ 615,000.
In total, Bellande has earned almost three million dollars with poker in live tournaments.
Web links
- Jean-Robert Bellande in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Jean-Robert Bellande in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Jean-Robert Bellande in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean-Robert Bellande Bio on cardplayer.com, accessed on September 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Where Are They Now - Jean-Robert Bellande on pokerworks.com on September 27, 2009, accessed on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Survivor: China at survivor.fandom.com, accessed June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Poker Gossip: Jean-Robert Bellande under the hood on pokerfirma.com, accessed March 31, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Jean-Robert Bellande in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival ($ 10,000 + 200 WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 50,000 The Players Championship (Event # 44)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ 49th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2018 ($ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event # 58)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 2, 2018.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bellande, Jean-Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bellande, Jean-Robert F. (full name); Bobby (nickname); Action Bob (nickname); Jaqueline (nickname); Jean-Robert B (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Island , New York , United States |