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  Jean-Robert Bellande was playing in Heckler's Week during the 3rd season of NBC's Poker After Dark, and spent a few hands re-establishing his skill as a player. The reason he needed to do so was that he was in danger of being more well known for his appearance on Survior: China than his success at poker, but as can be seen in the next few hands, his skills remained sharp.



  Along for the ride were the rest of the hecklers, Sam Grizzle, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Sheikhan, Mike Matusow and Gavin Smith, along with new hostess Marianela Pereyra, who replaced Shana Hyatt.



  In one hand nearly all the players joined in. Mike called with:






... Phil with:






... Smith with:






... and Bellande with:






... When the flop hit:







... Bellande bet out $400 and got everyone to fold, properly reading the dangerous board.



  In the very next hand it was Bellande and Sam. Grizzle had:






... and raised it to $400. Bellande, with:






... called. The flop came:







... and Bellande checked. Sam bet $600, and Bellande called. The turn came:





... and this time both players checked. The river was:





... too rich for Bellande, who checked it along with Grizzle. With three over cards to his pair, Bellande still took down a hefty $2,200 pot.



  Bellande, who referred to himself as a "Bad Boy" on Survivor and could not stop from making poker references, was back in his element and doing very well for himself.