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07.09 12:22 ET

Women In Poker

Vanessa Rousso - The Lady Maverick

  Blonde hair, brains, and ambition define Vanessa Rousso. She is a fresh face on the poker scene. Twenty-three year old Rousso offers a quirky personality with plenty of style and chattiness at the poker table. Her first year of professional poker pushed her to a top five ranking among women in WSOP and WPT events. She is among the top twenty all-time women money makers of poker.

  Rousso came in 7th at the World Poker Tour Championship event this year and made over a quarter of a million dollars. She won $285,450 in September 2006, at the $5,000 No Limit Holdem at Borgata. Not too shabby for someone who considers herself a "master of low expectations" at the poker table.

  New York born Rousso is a United States and French citizen. She speaks English, French, and Spanish. This high school valedictorian later graduated from Duke University with a degree in economics and a minor in political science. Rousso also attended the University of Miami Law School and devoted her efforts to community service through her creation of the Charity Players Tour golf tournament. Rousso studied game theory at Duke and this remains one of her hobbies today. She is now a contributing writer for American Poker Player magazine - writing about game theory and strategy.

  Rousso enjoys traveling, reading, backgammon, the Rubix Cube, and playing video games with her 8 year old brother. She may be new but she has already earned the nickname of the "Lady Maverick" - and the poker world should keep an eye on this playful lady.

  She just might wear a bathrobe again to her next WSOP event. Rousso should just be certain that the robe has deep pockets so she has a place to stash all of her earnings.

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1. Great!! by Jenni (28-12-2006, 11:29 pm)

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2. YES by Kaley (29-12-2006, 07:49 am)

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