Jean-Robert Bellande
{{short description|American poker player and reality television contestant}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox poker player
|name=Jean-Robert Bellande
|nickname=Bobby, JRB
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|9|17}}
|birth_place=Long Island, New York
|image=Jean-Robert Bellande 2008.jpg
|caption=Bellande at the 2008 World Series of Poker
|height=1.90 mt
|wsop bracelet count=1
|wsop final tables=3
|wsop money finishes=17{{Cite web |title=Jean-Robert Bellande |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=532&pagecolor=ffffff |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=WSOP.com}}
|wsop main event best finish rank=65th
|wsop main event best finish year=2011
|multi-year wsop winner=
|wpt titles=None
|wpt final tables=0
|wpt money finishes=3
|updated=2010-07-16
}}
Jean-Robert F. Bellande ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɛˈlɑ̃d}}; born September 17, 1970) is an American professional poker player, reality TV contestant, and a nightclub owner and promoter.
Background
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-06-27/how-to-win-20-million-at-poker |title=How to Win $20 Million at Poker |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |editor=McManus, James |date=June 27, 2014 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=November 26, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.bluffeurope.com/PokerMagazine/The-Bulletproof-Life-of-Jean-Robert-Bellande_2435.aspx |title=The Bulletproof Life of Jean-Robert Bellande |editor=McManus, James |date=July 12, 2015 |publisher=BluffEurope |access-date=November 26, 2015}}{{Cite web |title=Jean-Robert - Survivor: China on CBS |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor15/survivors/jean_robert.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915055402/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor15/survivors/jean_robert.shtml |archive-date=2007-09-15 |website=CBS.com}}
Poker
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.{{Cite web |title=Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival, WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=11475 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=2005 Winnin' o' the Green, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=11837 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Bad Boys of Poker II, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17366 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
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, and later he finished in 442nd place out of 6,844 entries at the Main Event that same year.{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Limit Hold'em - Shootout |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29726 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29730 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Bellande finished 2nd in the $50,000 Player's Championship for $784,828.{{Cite web |title=46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, The Players Championship (Event #44) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=287367 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
At the 2018 World Series of Poker, Bellande won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $616,302 in Event #58: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed.{{Cite web |title=49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event #58) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=472371 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,800,000.{{Cite web |title=Jean-Robert Bellande's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28703 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
= World Series of Poker bracelets =
| class="wikitable"
! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Year ! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event ! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Prize Money |
| 2018
| $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $616,302 |
''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 and his numerous gaffes. He was voted out 9th, becoming the 2nd member of the jury.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Nina |date=November 13, 2007 |title=The Dealing's Done for Survivor: China's Jean-Robert |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/survivor-jean-robert-37503/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} He cast his jury vote for Todd Herzog to win the million dollar prize, which Herzog ended up achieving.{{Cite web |last=Seaton |first=Paul |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Surviving with Jean-Robert Bellande |url=https://www.pgt.com/news/surviving-with-jean-robert-bellande |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=PokerGO Tour |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/9158-jean-robert-bellande Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=28703 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/jean-robert-bellande/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/jean-robert-bellande/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=532 WSOP profile]
- [http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20284/ Jean-Robert Bellande biography] for Survivor: China at CBS.com
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Category:American people of Haitian descent
Category:Game players from New York City
Category:People from Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:People from the Las Vegas Valley
Category:American poker players