1. When Jean-Robert Bellande was five years old, his family relocated to Taiwan where his mother was a Christian missionary.
11 Facts About Jean-Robert Bellande
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Jean-Robert Bellande 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.
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Jean-Robert Bellande is a native French and English speaker, who learned to be proficient in Mandarin.
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Jean-Robert Bellande first gained public exposure during a World Series of Poker circuit event in March 2005.
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Jean-Robert Bellande finished 3rd, behind Doug Lee and Jennifer Harman, winning $210,900.
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Jean-Robert Bellande is noted for his aggressive table banter throughout this televised event.
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At the 2008 World Series of Poker, Jean-Robert 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.
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At the 2015 World Series of Poker, Jean-Robert Bellande finished 2nd in the $50,000 Player's Championship for $784,828.
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Jean-Robert Bellande was a contestant on Survivor: China as a member of the Fei Long Tribe, and later Hae Da Fung.
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Jean-Robert Bellande was voted out 9th, becoming the 2nd member of the jury.
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Jean-Robert Bellande cast his jury vote for Todd Herzog to win the million dollar prize, which Herzog ended up achieving.