Texter 0 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 You've seen him be a jerk on Survivor China and the WSOP, now see him actually be a nice guy in print!Interview with John-Robert Bellande Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Barry's take on what JRB said about being spotted 30% : The day after Harrington spotted Bobby five cards in PLO, he saw me in a game at the Commerce and said he would give me my time back if I played him PLO. He said we had played before on PokerStars. It seemed a little disrespectful the way he approached me, and I said I would play him again sometime on PokerStars when the time was right and I had nothing else to do. I told him I didn't need him to pay my time.I think Harrington realized he could have handled himself better, because he has been polite to me since then. He chatted to me a couple of times railing the 8-game on stars where he asked if he could just play the PLO and sit out the other games. I told he couldn't do that and he understood.Harrington is a specialist and I believe he is strong at PLO. I don't think there is a good reason for me to play him, but I probably will for sport some time, but not because he goads me. One time he did insinuate he might give me a spot, but I was never interested in negotiating one.Harrington did apparently offer Bobby 30% back and Bobby must have assumed that I would get the same offers he does. Bobby must think he and I are equally rated at poker.Barry Link to post Share on other sites
myenemy 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 His bankroll is $3700?!?!? Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Last time I checked his twitter he was down to $0.00 Link to post Share on other sites
StrippersNBlow 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Last time I checked his twitter he was down to $0.00He always sits with his entire bankroll, or bets 1/4 of it on the lakers. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 "Just recently Huck Seed offered me a bet. It will be a 2 mile race, me just running versus him in high heels running backward [laughs]. That sounds like a “lock” bet for me, but Huck doesn’t lose too many prop bets."PokerLizard: Daniel Negreanu actually said Damon would be better off if he stuck with his girlfriend.Jean-Robert: Well we all know that Daniel likes the self torture…he’ll put somebody on a better hand and then call anyway. lol...funny guy Link to post Share on other sites
JSpencer 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Noticed the Nlop.com ad on that website.Anybody use it and could give me a quick review? Link to post Share on other sites
TheWynn 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 The writer of this interview has just as bad grammar/punctuation skills as rose. Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 who is rose? Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 That was a painful interview to read. The interviewer seems 10 times more retarded then John Robert. Link to post Share on other sites
bbgun 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The writer of this interview has just as bad grammar/punctuation skills as rose.Unpossible Link to post Share on other sites
slink 1 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Ralph Wiggum: "Me fail English, that's unpossible!" Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 That was a painful interview to read. The interviewer seems 10 times more retarded then John Robert.Why exactly do I seem 10x more retarded than Jean-Robert? I can use some constructive criticism. Link to post Share on other sites
looshle 6 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Why exactly do I seem 10x more retarded than Jean-Robert? I can use some constructive criticism.PokerLizard: Sure, why not just play in the smaller events where it is a bunch of donkeys.[ ] professional[ X ] lack of question mark Playing in the 40K, will be good for publicity and if you make the final table to be on TV; it seems like the field will be way too tough plus the huge buyin.[ ] Makes sense[ X ] Has 2 conflicting arguments[ ? ] SentencePokerLizard: Right, just the cost to putting it all together is going to be a lot cheaper than to stick around as long to pay Norman Chad his huge salary.[ X ] lamer than checkboxesPokerLizard: How tough is it to play that many, I mean it has got to be brutal mental and physical grind, just to get up every morning. It must be a physical and mental grind to play 25 tournaments in month and half.[ X ] Asked a question[ X ] Answered it before JRB could talk[ ] Needed to say the same thing twice to get the point acrossPokerLizard: Do you have a hard time even watching the events that you have played in the past, when you came so close to a bracelet?[ ] Good questionPokerLizard: Someone pops up and wins two or three every year. Why not you? Why not me? Why not?[ ] ProfessionalPokerLizard: You get that sense of community with all the poker player is coming back in town.[ X ] Incoherent[ ] SentencePokerLizard: Yeah, it seems like they are having it awfully early to create buzz or whatever. I would have had it more toward the middle but they are better marketers than I am.[ ] Readers care about what you think.PokerLizard: For example, that main event hand last year where you got knocked out, you know the “bye bye” hand where that guy hits his miracle card. You gotta be sick of seeing that hand on the WSOP reruns.[ X ] Nice questionPokerLizard: Plus then you get a ton more TV time, you are more marketable, make more money on the side[ X ] Compunded on how much equity he lost after bringing it up.PokerLizard: I actually have the same philosophy, ever since I started playing a bunch of Sit N Gos and learning about the independent chip method when to shove and when not to shove and the discipline needed[ X ] WATPokerLizard: You finish an entire tournament in an hour and you learn so much. A lot os SNG grinders take a lot of crap from the cash game players and the multi-table players. You hear stuff like “SNG’s are not poker” but I figure either you make money or not and that’s all that matters.[ ] We started caring about your random opinions.PokerLizard: I read online about Harrah’s setting up an online division. Which may be a good indicator that the UIGEA is going away, which would be good for everyone in the poker community.[ X ] No one cares. Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 thanks man. Link to post Share on other sites
myenemy 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Seriously, is his bankroll $3700? Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 was $3700, now $0.00 from his twitter. 1:48 PM Jun 4th from mobile web I only have 5k towards today's buy-in. I have 3hrs to muster up another 5k. Current br: zero Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Why exactly do I seem 10x more retarded than Jean-Robert? I can use some constructive criticism.LOL, I didn't know you were the author. I probably would have used a different word other than retarded if I knew you did the interview.I can go through everything like Looshle did if you want, but I pretty much agree with what he wrote. You seemed more like a fan who wanted to talk to a famous poker player instead of someone who was there to give a professional interview. Link to post Share on other sites
Texter 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 I can understand that point of view, which is somewhat true, poker and the site is just a hobby. So any criticism is fine, even being called a retard.My big mistake with the interview was sending the audio to a new transcriptionist...it was clear after getting the text back that the guys were from india (based on their names) and they didn't know american slang, anything about survivor, or poker.I spent so much time relistening to the audio and trying to fix what they wrote, I got bleary eyed....I should have reread it a few more times before putting it out.Here is an example of what I got back: Well, even after the [indiscernible][00:17:37] I mean you still have to feel through the audition process I mean when they actually do as basically I was in one of the 16, I just went and met made the final like 40 people and [indiscernible][00:17:55] 16 and you know its funny because there was actually discussion that whether or not I would actually be on the show and then once I will learn that was like such a [indiscernible][00:18:08] they love to be on there but [indiscernible][00:18:13] when I got lot of doubt I can see this [indiscernible][00:18:15] to produce with [indiscernible][00:18:17] that I got lot of doubt so there was just loving my old story [indiscernible][00:18:19] and everything and my strategy and like kind of be in the [indiscernible][00:18:24] with hugging flow [Phonetic][00:18:24] but [indiscernible][00:18:26] there were like so original, we loved it.with hugging flow...wtf...aaargh...by about the 4th hour or editing I wanted to kill someone. Link to post Share on other sites
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