Jean-Robert Bellande

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Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande (2008)
Jean-Robert Bellande (2008)
  Personal information  
Date of birth 17th September 1970
place of birth United StatesUnited States long Island
Nickname Action Bob
Nicknames
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Jean-Robert B.Full Tilt Poker
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 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

Commons : Jean-Robert Bellande  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Jean-Robert Bellande Bio on cardplayer.com, accessed on September 9, 2016 (English).
  2. Where Are They Now - Jean-Robert Bellande on pokerworks.com on September 27, 2009, accessed on September 9, 2016.
  3. Survivor: China at survivor.fandom.com, accessed June 11, 2019.
  4. Poker Gossip: Jean-Robert Bellande under the hood on pokerfirma.com, accessed March 31, 2018.
  5. a b c Jean-Robert Bellande in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 9, 2016 (English).
  6. 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).
  7. 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 9, 2016.
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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.