Born in Long Island, New York, Jean-Robert Bellande considers
himself to be international, as he is the son of French-speaking Haitian
immigrants who raised him in Asia. Bellande is a professional poker player
(his televised tournaments include the 2005 Rio Circuit Event, 2005 US Poker
Championship, Ballbreakers 2005 and the 2005 World Poker Tournament's
"Bad Boys of Poker"). In 2005, he was ranked the Number 6 Card
Player in the world.
Bellande first made a name for himself promoting some of Los Angeles'
hottest nightclubs, including the Roxbury, Tatou of Beverly Hills and the
Gate. He then opened up his own Hollywood night spot, Sky Sushi, which he
ran for five years. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from
Azusa Pacific University. He describes himself as charismatic, fun and loud.
He is proudest of making it to the final table at the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) Circuit Event, where he pocketed a whopping $210,000. Bellande's
hobbies are playing poker, playing pool and hitting the nightclubs. His
favorite sport is soccer. He enjoys playing tennis and basketball. If he
could take three non-survival items with him to China, he'd bring a deck of
cards, poker chips and a dealer.
Bellande currently resides in Las Vegas. His birth date is September 17,
1970.
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Colors: Blue
Scents: Sweet perfumes or cologne
Flowers: Orchid
Board Games: No limit poker
Video/Computer Games: Cards, online poker
Sports to Play: Basketball, tennis, soccer
Sports Teams: Brazil (soccer), LA Lakers
Outdoor Activities: Running indoors
TV Shows: Entourage, Weeds, 30 Rock
Movies: No favorite
Music: Top 40, R&B
Magazines: Newsweek, Card Player
Books/Authors: The Da Vinci Code
Cereal: Honeycomb, Corn Pops
Fruit: Honeydew, banana
Chips/Snacks: Pringles
Cookies: Oatmeal raisin
Candy Bars: Snickers
Alcoholic Drinks: Vodka Redbull
Non-Alcoholic Drinks: Iced tea
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