In 2009 Rousso made another final table, this time at the Southern Poker Championship $9,700 Main Event which she finished in seventh place collecting more than $260,000. That year she also played the $25,000 WPT World Championship and placed seventh for over $260,000, just missing out on the televised final table. In 2006 she cashed in three WSOP events, with her best result being the eighth place finish in the $5,000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em even for just over $60,000. In 2005, she entered the live tournament circuit and cashed in the $1,000 Ladies Event at the WSOP and also in Atlantic City at the WSOP Circuit event.ĭuring the late 2000s, Rousso would cash in events around the world. She built up her bankroll and began taking shots at larger tournaments. Rousso got into poker during her late teens, playing online and working on her game.

In 2015, she appeared on a season of Big Brother, but would ultimately finish third. From there, she attended the University of Miami School of Law. She was on the Dean’s list and graduated after only two and a half years. She attended Duke University and graduated with a degree in economics. During her career, she has cashed for more than $3.5 million and is a former member of Team PokerStars Pro.

Vanessa Rousso is a French-American poker player from Miami, Florida.

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