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Bodog Poker pro Jean Robert Bellande has found himself a seat with a view for the 2009 WSOP Mixed Holdem event. (Bodog Beat Image)

The $2,500 Mixed Holdem event is underway at the 2009 WSOP and while we were taking a stroll through the tournament area, we noticed that Bodog Poker pro Jean Robert Bellande has found himself in a seat with a view, right next to poker hottie Maria Ho. Now, we're not saying that we're a little jealous, but we're a little jealous. She's definitely in our top selections for people to sit next to at a poker table.

Anyway, also out in this field today is Bodog Poker pro Justin Bonomo, who has really no one interesting sitting at his table. Or at least no one as attractive as Maria. We guess you might be able to count Maya Antonius, who is seated a couple of tables away, but its just not the same as being sat right next to a hottie.

Other notables spotted include Gavin Smith, Erick Lindgren, Chad Batista, Barry Greenstein, JC Tran, Mark Seif, Andy Black and…. well, it seems this is a pretty popluar event, so we're not going to list all of them at the outset.

Elsewhere, the old guys are back to business with 28 players left on the $1,000 Seniors event. The $2,500 Seven Card Razz event is also back underway for Day 3 with 12 players remaining. Jeff Lisandro is the chip leader and is absolutely killing it this year, making a run at his fourth final table and third bracelet so far this year.

The $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Holdem event is down to 85 players. Notables still in the running include Toto Leonidas, David Pham, Isaac Haxton, Alex Jacob, Nenad Medic and Bill Chen.

Stay tuned for more WSOP live updates, and if you want some poker tournament action yourself this summer without coming all the way to Vegas, then make sure to check out the Bodog Mini Poker Series.