Biography
Born in Long Island, N.Y., Jean-Robert Bellande considers himself international as he is the son of French-speaking Haitian immigrants that raised him in Asia. Bellande is a professional poker player (his televised tournaments include the 2005 Rio Circuit Event, 2005 U.S. Poker Championship, Ballbreakers 2005 and the 2005 World Poker Tournament's "Bad Boys of Poker"). In 2005, he was ranked as high as 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 most proud of making it to the final table at the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event where he pocketed a whopping $210,000, and has now pocketed over $700,000 in tournament winnings. 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 location, he'd bring a deck of cards, poker chips and a dealer!

Bellande currently resides in Las Vegas. His birth date is Sept. 17, 1970.

FAVOURITES

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