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Rousso is sponsored by the [[PokerStars]] [[online poker]] cardroom under the screenname LadyMaverick as part of their ''Team PokerStars''.<ref name=TPp>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/vanessa-rousso/|title=Team PokerStars profile: Vanessa Rousso|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=[[Pokerstars.com]]}}</ref> Despite the scheduling difficulties of professional poker, Rousso attempts to maintain her [[physical fitness]].<ref name=VRPv/> Pokerstars approached ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' about including a poker player in their Swimsuit edition. Rousso was sent to the [[Bahamas]] to be photographed by Sports Illustrated, but she appears in an advertisement in a [[bikini]] bottom and cutoff [[wetsuit]] top rather than in the editorial portion of the magazine.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/> Rousso announced on her January 4, 2009 vblog that ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' asked her to be a part of its Swimsuit Edition and a photo shoot took place at time of the 2009 EPT PCA event in [[Nassau, Bahamas]].<ref name=VRPv>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.tv/movies/4S4/pca-09-vanessas-vblog-jan-4th-2009.html|title=Vanessa Rousso PokerStars vblog (video)|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=[[PokerStars.tv]]}}</ref> Rousso confirmed on January 15, 2009 that she would appear in the February 10, 2009 issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpokertour.com/media_library/Videos/Live_Updates/Season_VII/Southern_Poker_Championship_-_Biloxi/Day_2_Vanessa_Rousso.aspx|title=Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Vanessa Rousso (video)|work=WorldPokerTour.com|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=WPT Enterprises, Inc}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Rousso's thoughts on the ''Sports Illustrated'' publicity was that "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SFLB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1267587E12373540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Quotes|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-02-18|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Dougher, Colleen}}</ref> Rousso had previously been featured in ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', written [[game theory]] in ''American Poker Player'', and flown to {{USCity|Las Vegas|Nevada}} to teach poker to the ''[[Forbes]]'' 100 Most Powerful Women.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/><ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/>
Rousso is sponsored by the [[PokerStars]] [[online poker]] cardroom under the screenname LadyMaverick as part of their ''Team PokerStars''.<ref name=TPp>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/vanessa-rousso/|title=Team PokerStars profile: Vanessa Rousso|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=[[Pokerstars.com]]}}</ref> Despite the scheduling difficulties of professional poker, Rousso attempts to maintain her [[physical fitness]].<ref name=VRPv/> Pokerstars approached ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' about including a poker player in their Swimsuit edition. Rousso was sent to the [[Bahamas]] to be photographed by Sports Illustrated, but she appears in an advertisement in a [[bikini]] bottom and cutoff [[wetsuit]] top rather than in the editorial portion of the magazine.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/> Rousso announced on her January 4, 2009 vblog that ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' asked her to be a part of its Swimsuit Edition and a photo shoot took place at time of the 2009 EPT PCA event in [[Nassau, Bahamas]].<ref name=VRPv>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.tv/movies/4S4/pca-09-vanessas-vblog-jan-4th-2009.html|title=Vanessa Rousso PokerStars vblog (video)|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=[[PokerStars.tv]]}}</ref> Rousso confirmed on January 15, 2009 that she would appear in the February 10, 2009 issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpokertour.com/media_library/Videos/Live_Updates/Season_VII/Southern_Poker_Championship_-_Biloxi/Day_2_Vanessa_Rousso.aspx|title=Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Vanessa Rousso (video)|work=WorldPokerTour.com|accessdate=2009-05-05|publisher=WPT Enterprises, Inc}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Rousso's thoughts on the ''Sports Illustrated'' publicity was that "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SFLB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1267587E12373540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Quotes|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-02-18|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Dougher, Colleen}}</ref> Rousso had previously been featured in ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', written [[game theory]] in ''American Poker Player'', and flown to {{USCity|Las Vegas|Nevada}} to teach poker to the ''[[Forbes]]'' 100 Most Powerful Women.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/><ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/>
http://www.earnmoneyonline7.com/

On March 6, 2009 ThePlayr.com reported that Rousso had been signed to promote internet domain names by [[Go Daddy|GoDaddy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplayr.com/en/news/item.asp?id=332|title=Vanessa Rousso signs with GoDaddy.com to promote domain names|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-06|publisher=ThePlayr.com|author=Ferguson, Melanie}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> who was a sponsor of the 2009 National Heads-Up Championship.<ref name=WPPISSSIHT/> Rousso had signed with GoDaddy on March 5, which was the day before the tournament began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=126E30A56372D440&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Quick Hits|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-12|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|author=Harris, Elliott}}</ref> Rousso, along with IndyCar racer [[Danica Patrick]], will be an official GoDaddy Girl and act as a spokesperson for the site. GoDaddy's full lineup of spokespersons includes Rousso, Patrick, [[Candice Michelle]], [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Anna Rawson]] and [[Brad Keselowski]]. Rousso and Keselowski replaced [[Amanda Beard]] and [[Chad Ochocinco|Chad Johnson]] as spokespersons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2009/03/25/20090325biz-sr-godaddy0325.html|title=Pro golfer suits Go Daddy to a tee|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-25|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|author=Larson, Jane}}</ref>
On March 6, 2009 ThePlayr.com reported that Rousso had been signed to promote internet domain names by [[Go Daddy|GoDaddy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplayr.com/en/news/item.asp?id=332|title=Vanessa Rousso signs with GoDaddy.com to promote domain names|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-06|publisher=ThePlayr.com|author=Ferguson, Melanie}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>http://earnmoneyonline7.com/money/ who was a sponsor of the 2009 National Heads-Up Championship.<ref name=WPPISSSIHT/> Rousso had signed with GoDaddy on March 5, which was the day before the tournament began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=126E30A56372D440&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Quick Hits|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-12|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|author=Harris, Elliott}}</ref> Rousso, along with IndyCar racer [[Danica Patrick]], will be an official GoDaddy Girl and act as a spokesperson for the site. GoDaddy's full lineup of spokespersons includes Rousso, Patrick, [[Candice Michelle]], [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Anna Rawson]] and [[Brad Keselowski]]. Rousso and Keselowski replaced [[Amanda Beard]] and [[Chad Ochocinco|Chad Johnson]] as spokespersons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2009/03/25/20090325biz-sr-godaddy0325.html|title=Pro golfer suits Go Daddy to a tee|accessdate=2009-05-05|date=2009-03-25|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|author=Larson, Jane}}</ref>


Rousso has appeared on ''[[Million Dollar Challenge (poker)|Million Dollar Challenge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZCBA&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B502DC19C3FA50&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Playing Priest Wins $100,000 Seat at $1,000,000 Qualifying - Table - Father Andrew Trapp Becomes First Big Winner on PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge Airing on FOX &ndash; Go to PokerStars.Net to Win Seat on Hit Poker Game Show |accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-10-12|work=[[Market Wire]]}}</ref> She is a celebrity judge on ''[[Bank of Hollywood]]'' where she helped award some of her own money to contestants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:BUNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1E39CB0DD2BA8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Duluth Olympian goes ‘Hollywood’|accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-11-20|work=[[Budgeteer News]]|author=Weegman, Rick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1C56DC59703D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Meet Stanford's Mr. Everything|accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-11-20|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=86}}</ref>
Rousso has appeared on ''[[Million Dollar Challenge (poker)|Million Dollar Challenge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZCBA&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B502DC19C3FA50&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Playing Priest Wins $100,000 Seat at $1,000,000 Qualifying - Table - Father Andrew Trapp Becomes First Big Winner on PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge Airing on FOX &ndash; Go to PokerStars.Net to Win Seat on Hit Poker Game Show |accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-10-12|work=[[Market Wire]]}}</ref> She is a celebrity judge on ''[[Bank of Hollywood]]'' where she helped award some of her own money to contestants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:BUNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1E39CB0DD2BA8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Duluth Olympian goes ‘Hollywood’|accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-11-20|work=[[Budgeteer News]]|author=Weegman, Rick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C1C56DC59703D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Meet Stanford's Mr. Everything|accessdate=2009-12-02|date=2009-11-20|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=86}}</ref>

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Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso in the World Poker Tour Championship event (2007).
Nickname(s)Pokerness
Lady Maverick
ResidenceTemplate:USCity/Template:USCity
Born (1983-02-05) February 5, 1983 (age 41)
Template:USCity
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)14
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		511, 2011
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)8
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 15 July 2011.

Vanessa Ashley Rousso[1] (born February 5, 1983) is a French American law student at the University of Miami and a professional poker player.[2] She is also known by her Pokerstars online screen name Lady Maverick.[3] Born in Template:USCity, Rousso has dual citizenships with the United States and France.[4] Rousso is a member of Team PokerStars, and a spokesperson for GoDaddy.com. She has earned money as a professional poker player since 2005.[5] A photo of her appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[6] Rousso was her 2001 high school class valedictorian and graduated from Duke University in December 2003.[7][8] She is the wife of Chad Brown,[9] but they have separated.[10]

As of 2011, Rousso had finished in the money in numerous live poker events and had earned over $2,900,000 in career earnings.[11] She had placed in the money a cumulative total of thirteen times in the 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 World Series of Poker.[12] In the 2008 tournament, she placed 625th of 6844 entrants in the Main event. However, in 2007, she had earned over $700,000 with a second place finish in the main event of the World Championship of Online Poker. At the age of 27, she ranks among the top five women in poker history in terms of all-time money winnings.[13] In addition, she has become one of the game's foremost sex symbols.[14] She has been a pro-gambling activist on both the national and state level.

Background

Her parents are Marc Rousso and Cynthia Bradley of Hobe Sound.[8] Rousso began talking and reading at early ages says her mother, Cynthia Ferrara.[15] Born in New York, she moved with her family to France at age 3.[16] She lived in Paris, in her father's homeland until she was 10, when she moved briefly to Upstate New York.[16] After her parents divorced in 1992, her mother moved Vanessa to Florida near her maternal grandparents. Rousso attended Wellington Landings Middle School.[15] The oldest of three athletic girls,[16] Rousso was active on the high school swimming, lacrosse and debate teams. She also played softball and basketball for fun.[15] In debate, Rousso excelled in national debate tournaments in policy debate.[16] Her mother is a guidance counselor at Jupiter Community High School.[15] In 2001, Rousso graduated as valedictorian of her high school in Template:USCity. She maintained a 4.0 GPA at Wellington High School while participating in the National Honor Society, and French Honor Society. She founded the Environmental Club and served as its president. She was also active as a violinist, varsity swimmer, and volunteer for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers.[7] Rousso has two younger sisters: Tiffany a psychology master's student at Florida Atlantic University and Leticia, a pre-med student at University of Florida.[17]

In college, she was on the Dean's list.[8] After studying some game theory, she became proficient with the Rubik's Cube and then chess. However, because she considers both to be fairly objective static games, she began to prefer poker, which incorporated human psychology that allows for inferior hands to win.[15] She graduated early from Duke University after two and a half years with a major in economics and a minor in political science in December 2003.[16][18] Her collegiate duration of two and a half years was the shortest time to graduate in the history of Duke.[16] At each stage of her life, her mother warned her that she would someday meet her proverbial Waterloo and at each stage she has avoided such downfalls.[15]

Rousso began law school in 2004 and was the inaugural recipient of the Chaplin Scholarship from the University of Miami.[19] During Law School at the University of Miami School of Law, she served on the editorial board of the University of Miami Law Review.[20][21] A poker player since the age of five, Rousso began serious poker tournament play during her summer break from law school.[2] Rousso was in the top 5% of her law school class,[22] but she did not finish law school.[17] Now, excluding online winnings, she ranks among the top five women in poker history in terms of all-time money winnings.[13] She currently resides part time in Template:USCity and part time in Template:USCity.[17] Her nickname was given to her by a relative when she sold shares of herself to enter a $25,000 buyin event in a manner that was reminiscent of a storyline in Mel Gibson's movie called Maverick.[16] As of year end 2009, Rousso drove a yellow Lamborghini Gallardo.[16]

Poker career

When Rousso began playing poker seriously, she was a minor and too young to play in the casinos. Thus, she began playing online. This continued while she was in college. By the time she got to Miami law school in fall 2004, at age 21, she was able to play live poker at casinos and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was within driving distance. She built her first stake at Hard Rock sit and go 10-player tables, where first prize was $250. From there, she was able to save for a $1,500 entry fee in Atlantic City in late 2005, which she parlayed into $17,500. This enabled her to afford entry into the World Poker Tour event at the Bellagio Vegas.[15] She has been televised numerous times on both ESPN and The Travel Channel.[23] She has made several appearances on the Poker After Dark television program.[24] She has also been televised as part of the World Poker Tour.[25] She is known for wearing a cap, headphones and designer sunglasses.[17][26]

Her first win in a professional event came on June 13, 2005 in Template:USCity during the No-Limit Hold'em Summer Series.[27] Rousso now has a total of thirteen WSOP in the money finishes (2010-2, 2009-4, 2008-3, 2006-3, and 2005-1).[28] At the 2005 World Series of Poker, she placed 45th in a field of 601 in the Event 26, $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Texas hold 'em event won by Jennifer Tilly two weeks later (on June 26, 2005).[29]

On February 12, 2006, Rousso placed fifth at the final table of the 195-entrant $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em WSOP Circuit event at Harrah's Atlantic City.[30] This appearance at the final table established a record at 23 years, 7 days as the youngest female player at the time to reach a World Series of Poker circuit final table.[22]

Rousso joined the professional poker tour in April 2006 and by October was among the top 80 in earnings that year.[15] In her first year of playing, Rousso had multiple in the money tournament finishes, including a seventh place finish in a field of 605 at the $25,000 April 26, 2006 World Poker Tour (Season four) No-Limit Hold'em championship event in which she earned $263,625 in prize money.[31] By that time she was spending Tuesday through Thursday taking her law school classes, spending the rest of the week playing in poker tournaments and fielding endorsement offers from online poker clubs.[18] On September 13, 2006 she won $285,450 with a first place finish at the 173-entrant $5,000 no limit hold 'em event at the 4th Borgata Open.[32] At 2006 World Series of Poker she had three in the money finishes. She finished 80th in a field of 1068 in Event 4, $1,500 Limit Hold'em,[33] 63rd in a field of 824 in Event 5, $2500 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em,[34] and she placed 8th of 507 in the Event 30, $5000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em event.[35]

By 2007, Rousso was a notable poker star.[36] In October 2007, Rousso was part of a contingent of poker industry representatives and leaders of the 800,000-member Poker Players Alliance who flew to Washington, DC to attempt to convince the United States Congress to overturn the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.[37][38] The law compels financial institutions to monitor and stop their customers' cash transfers to unlawful online gaming sites.[37] The group met with both the United States House Committee on the Judiciary and the United States House Committee on Financial Services.[39] She spoke in favor of a proposal by Barney Frank to license and regulate online gambling.[37] The alliance also spoke in favor of the Skill Game Protection Act proposed by Robert Wexler to exempt poker, mah-jongg, chess, bridge and other games where contestants compete against each other rather than the "house" from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.[38] In May 2009, Frank, who had become the chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services in 2007,[40] continued his efforts to "establish a framework to allow licensed gambling operators to process bets from players in the United States,"[41] with the support of the Poker Players Alliance and Harrah's Entertainment among others.[42]

In 2007, she earned $700,782.50, her largest career payday at that time, during the World Championship of Online Poker NL Hold'em Main Event with a second place finish in the 2998-entrant field.[43] She had originally placed third in the event, but the winner was found to have violated the Pokerstars terms of service, which caused a disqualification ruling and caused all contestants to be elevated one place in the rankings. The tournament is run online Rousso's sponsor, PokerStars, and she had originally earned the third place prize of $463,940.50.[44] At 2008 World Series of Poker she again had three in the money finishes. She placed 57 of 605 in Event 38, $2000 Pot Limit Hold'em,[45] placed 44 of 2693 in Event 52, $1500 No Limit Hold'em,[46] and 625 of 6844 in the Main event 54, $10,000 No Limit Hold'em.[47]

In January 2009 Rousso just missed the televised six-handed WPT final table while playing at the World Poker Tour Season VII Southern Poker Championship, She finished in seventh place and earned $79,117. In the head-to-head single-elimination 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship tournament, Rousso made it to the finals of the 64-person field before losing to Huck Seed. Along the way to her runner-up finish, she defeated Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Paul Wasicka, Daniel Negreanu and Bertrand Grospellier. Previously, Shannon Elizabeth's 2007 semi-final appearance had been the best female finish in the annual event.[48] The March 6–8 tournament was broadcast on NBC over six consecutive Sundays from April 12 – May 17, 2009.[49][50] As of July 2011, her tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.[28] In May 2009, Rousso won the 79-entrant €25,000 EPT High Roller Championship, which had a first prize of 720,000 Euros.[51] However, at the final table, the three final contestants elected to chop chips at €420,000 and leave €150,000 for the winner.[52] The €570,000 win, which converts to $749,467, represents the highest payday of her career.[53][54] The win propelled Rousso to sixteenth place on the 2009 earnings list as of May 5.[55]

In 2009, Rousso spoke in favor of changes to Florida gambling laws that would remove caps on buy-ins and wagers on poker in the state. She felt the gambling limitations precluded more strategic skilled deeper stack competition and said that Florida gamblers "don't have enough chips in front of them to play out the bets and raises that are required in the skillful aspect of the game".[56] In 2007, a $100 cap replaced a $2/bet limit. This cap still prohibits large tournaments with multi-thousand dollar buy-ins from occurring in Florida.[56][57]

Rousso had her own April 2009 poker instructional camp in South Florida. The camp related poker playing and strategies to the strategies of military conflict in Sun Tzu's book, The Art of War.[58] She called her camp "Big Slick boot camp" and charged a $399 participation fee.[59] The camp's website makes the analogy of the Art of War and the Art of Poker.[60]

At the 2009 World Series of Poker she had four in the money finishes: She placed 27 of 201 in Event 2, $40,000 No Limit Hold'em,[61] placed 17 of 147 in Event 8, $2500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball,[62] placed 19 of 770 in Event 31, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.,[63] and 15 of 275 in the Event 45, $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em.[64] In the main event, she busted out on day 6 (officially known as day 2B).[65] Rousso will be hosting Stars of Poker in France.[66] On January 9, 2010, she finished first among 91 entrants to earn $24,725 at the $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em – Ladies Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.[67]

At the 2010 World Series of Poker she has had two in the money finishes: She placed 421 of 4345 in Event 3, $1,000 No Limit Hold'em,[68] and was eliminated in the quarter-final round of 256 entries, earning $92,580 in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.[69] On December 8, 2010, she finished 3rd in a field of 438 at the $10,000 World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic and won by Antonio Esfandiari, earning $358,964.[70]

Endorsements

Rousso is sponsored by the PokerStars online poker cardroom under the screenname LadyMaverick as part of their Team PokerStars.[3] Despite the scheduling difficulties of professional poker, Rousso attempts to maintain her physical fitness.[71] Pokerstars approached Sports Illustrated about including a poker player in their Swimsuit edition. Rousso was sent to the Bahamas to be photographed by Sports Illustrated, but she appears in an advertisement in a bikini bottom and cutoff wetsuit top rather than in the editorial portion of the magazine.[6] Rousso announced on her January 4, 2009 vblog that Sports Illustrated asked her to be a part of its Swimsuit Edition and a photo shoot took place at time of the 2009 EPT PCA event in Nassau, Bahamas.[71] Rousso confirmed on January 15, 2009 that she would appear in the February 10, 2009 issue.[72] Rousso's thoughts on the Sports Illustrated publicity was that "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular."[73] Rousso had previously been featured in Maxim, written game theory in American Poker Player, and flown to Template:USCity to teach poker to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women.[6][15] http://www.earnmoneyonline7.com/ On March 6, 2009 ThePlayr.com reported that Rousso had been signed to promote internet domain names by GoDaddy,[74]http://earnmoneyonline7.com/money/ who was a sponsor of the 2009 National Heads-Up Championship.[48] Rousso had signed with GoDaddy on March 5, which was the day before the tournament began.[75] Rousso, along with IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, will be an official GoDaddy Girl and act as a spokesperson for the site. GoDaddy's full lineup of spokespersons includes Rousso, Patrick, Candice Michelle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Anna Rawson and Brad Keselowski. Rousso and Keselowski replaced Amanda Beard and Chad Johnson as spokespersons.[76]

Rousso has appeared on Million Dollar Challenge.[77] She is a celebrity judge on Bank of Hollywood where she helped award some of her own money to contestants.[78][79]

Personal

She met her future husband Chad Brown at the final table of the $25,000 April 26, 2006 World Poker Tour event.[16] She was engaged to Brown in 2008,[80] and the couple eloped in early 2009, making them the first married couple to be featured on the same major online poker team.[9] The couple separated in 2012.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ "F.E.C. Image". Federal Election Commission. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. ^ a b "Student Spotlights 2005". University of Miami School of Law. 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ a b "Team PokerStars profile: Vanessa Rousso". Pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  4. ^ "Vanessa Rousso: Team Pokestars Pro & Go Daddy Girl". GoDaddy.com. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Rousso". PokerPages.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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