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Team PokerStars Pro - Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa “Lady Maverick” Rousso is turning heads with her good looks, cosmopolitan glamour, and keen poker skills. She’s already earned a second nickname from Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott, who calls her Vanessa “The Dresser” Rousso. Apparently Ulliott is as impressed with Rousso’s chic style as the rest of us.
Vanessa, who has been playing poker since the age of five, first came to the attention of the poker world in 2005 when at 22 years of age she became the youngest woman ever to reach the final table of a *WSOP circuit event. Since then she has made several cashes at major events, including finishing in 7th place at the 2006 World Poker Tour Championship in the Bellagio, Las Vegas winning over $260,000. The biggest win of her career so far has been online. In October 2007, Vanessa came 2nd in the main event of the PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker, picking up $700,782. Her total career tournament earnings now stand at over $1,500,000.
Vanessa has more to offer than just a pretty poker face though. She graduated with honors from Duke University after two and a half years with a major in Economics and a minor in Political Science in December 2003. Vanessa really is a woman of the world. She speaks 3 languages: English, French and Spanish. She also has dual citizenship in both the USA and France. She studies law at the University of Miami, and she is obviously one of those lucky people blessed with boundless energy. Somehow between all her poker exploits she managed to finish in the top ten percent of her class.
Vanessa was also quite active at Duke University. She was vice president of the Moot Court Club, vice chair of the Duke Honor Council for Academic Integrity, and she also devoted time to volunteer groups like the Make a Wish Foundation and the Center for Race Relations at Duke.
Vanessa also founded her own limited liability company, the Celebrity Players Tour Florida which organises celebrity golf tournaments which raise funds for charity.
Vanessa’s hobbies and interests include travel, languages, game theory, reading, chess, backgammon, aviation, sky diving, dancing, swimming and boating. Keeping up to date with this woman will be hard work.
This multi-talented woman is not only likely to be a force in poker for years to come, quite clearly she has already arrived with the phrase ‘Watch This Space’ definitely coming to mind.
Major Tournament Record
World Poker Tour (WPT)
- 7th WPT World Championship Bellagio Las Vegas $263,265
World Series of Poker (WSOP)
- 8th 2006 WSOP No Limit Short Handed $61,955
- 63rd 2006 WSOP Short Handed
- 80th Limit Hold’Em
- 45th 2005 WSOP Ladies World Championship
World Series of Poker Circuit
- 5th 2006 WSOP Atlantic City Harrah's $1500 Buy in: $17,550
- 7th 2005 WSOP New Orleans Event #1
- 14th 2005 WSOP New Orleans Ladies Event
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