Jean-Robert Bellande Bio: Real Name and Hustler Casino Live He/Him

Jean-Robert Bellande, "JRB," is an American poker pro and nightclub promoter who won $210,000 in his August 2022 Hustler Casino Live debut.

Facts checked Oct 24, 2026.

Who Jean-Robert Bellande Is

Jean-Robert F. Bellande was born on Sept. 17, 1970, on Long Island to Haitian immigrant parents. He grew up mostly in Taiwan, where his mother was a missionary, and speaks French, English and Mandarin. He first got public attention by finishing third at a 2005 WSOP Circuit event for $210,900. On his Hustler Casino Live debut in August 2022 he turned a losing night into a $210,000 profit. He also played Season 8 of High Stakes Poker on PokerGO.

Things You Might Not Know

• He has a marketing degree from Azusa Pacific University. (Wikipedia)
• He played Day 1 of HCL's $1 million game. (Poker.org)

About Hustler Casino Live

Hustler Casino Live is a livestreamed cash-game poker show filmed at Hustler Casino in Gardena, California, about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Its first episode aired on Aug. 3, 2021, and it was launched by Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci (Los Angeles Times; Wikipedia: Hustler Casino).