Jean Robert Bellande Running Hot in Day 2B of 2009 WSOP Main Event

Bodog Poker pro Jean Robert Bellande is running over his table early in Day 2B of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. (Bodog Beat Image)"]

A little while ago we took a stroll by Bodog Poker pro Jean Robert Bellande at his table during Day 2B of the 2009 WSOP Main Event and watched him take down two consecutive huge pots, eliminating a tablemate on the second.

Bellande has grown his stack in this fashion all day and has jumped from his starting stack of 51,000 up to 120,000 at the dinner break. He is running good and in one of the hands we watched he managed to get a player to call all-in on the river by representing weakness with an overbet, only to turn over trip sixes to beat out his opponent's two-pair, with three hearts showing on the board. Yeh, he's running good right now.

Not to be left out, Bodog Poker pro Justin Bonomo is also climbing the lederboard. He is currently at 174,000 at the break, up from the 103,000 he started the day with. Bonomo has looked comfortable over the past two days of play and, when we spoke with him, felt he was playing well and making good decisions. You can't ask for more than that.

Other notable players up near the chip leaders include Josh Arieh, Jeff Lisandro, Antonio Esfandiari, Kenny Tran, David Benyamine, Hevad Khan, Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth and 2008 November Nine member Dennis Phillips.

Stay tuned for more WSOP live updates and don't forget that the Bodog Mini Poker Series is running during the entirety of the 2009 WSOP and is one of the first events to award a seat to the 2010 WSOP Main Event.