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'''Vanessa Ashley Rousso'''<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?27990760054|title=F.E.C. Image|publisher=[[Federal Election Commission]]|date=December 31, 2007|access-date=October 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824063244/http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?27990760054|archive-date=August 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> (born February 5, 1983) is
Between 2005 and 2011, Rousso finished [[Poker jargon#I|in the money]] in numerous live poker events and accumulated nearly $3.5 million, but has been less active since, earning just $83,000 in live tournaments between 2012 and 2017.<ref name="mob">{{
Rousso has been a pro-gambling campaigner and activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-poker-player-profile-4076/|title=Vanessa Rousso – Poker Player Profile|work=Poker News Daily|date=August 11, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> She has appeared on television in several cash or charity poker competitions, and finished in third place as a contestant on the [[Big Brother 17 (
==Early life and education==
Her parents are [[Armand Rousso|Marc Rousso]] and Cynthia Bradley of [[Hobe Sound, Florida]].<ref name=SN/> Rousso began talking and reading at early ages says her mother, Cynthia Ferrara.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> Born in [[White Plains, New York]], she moved with her family to France at the age of three.<ref name=TLMMItM>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/65768-vanessa-rousso-22-25/articles/18913-the-lady-maverick-moves-into-the-mainstream|title='The Lady Maverick' Moves Into the Mainstream|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=December 25, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]|author=Arnett, Kristy}}</ref> She lived in [[Paris]], in her father's homeland until she was 10, when she moved briefly to [[Upstate New York]].<ref name=TLMMItM/> Rousso holds [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] with the United States and France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://videos.godaddy.com/vanessa_photo.aspx|title=Vanessa Rousso: Team Pokestars Pro & Go Daddy Girl|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=[[GoDaddy.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401145117/http://videos.godaddy.com/vanessa_photo.aspx|archive-date=April 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After her parents divorced in 1992, her mother moved Vanessa to [[Florida]] to be near her maternal grandparents. Rousso attended Wellington Landings Middle School.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> The oldest of three athletic girls,<ref name=TLMMItM/> Rousso was active on the high-school [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[lacrosse]] and [[debate|debating]] teams. She also played [[softball]] and [[basketball]] for fun.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> In debating, Rousso excelled in national debating tournaments in policy debating.<ref name=TLMMItM/> Her mother is a guidance counselor at [[Jupiter Community High School]].<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> In 2001, Rousso graduated as valedictorian of her high school in [[Wellington, Florida|Wellington]], Florida. She maintained a 4.0 GPA at [[Wellington High School (Florida)|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 [[violin]]ist, varsity swimmer, and volunteer for [[Mothers Against Drunk Drivers]].<ref name=HOTC>{{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=0ECF1AF91D1646E6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Head Of The Class - Palm Beach County Valedictorians and Salutatorians|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=June 17, 2001|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> Rousso has two younger sisters: Tiffany, a high-school teacher and contestant on the [[Big Brother 18 (
In college, she was on the [[Dean's list]].<ref name=SN>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PBPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FA98C1C07A2D4E7&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=School Notes|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=April 16, 2003|work=[[Palm Beach Post]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV/> 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.<ref name=TLMMItM/><ref name=SlspittfR>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MBDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=111389103B931D28&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Shuffling law school, poker is tough turn for Rousso|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=April 25, 2006|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Ordine, Bill}}</ref> Her collegiate duration of two and a half years was the shortest time to graduate in the history of Duke.<ref name=TLMMItM/>
Rousso began law school in 2004 and was the inaugural recipient of the Chaplin Scholarship from the [[University of Miami School of Law]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.law.miami.edu/alumni/pdf/deansnotes/052004.pdf|title=Admitted Students Attend Scholarship Weekend| access-date=May 9, 2009|date=May 2004|work=University of Miami School of Law Dean's Notes|publisher=[[University of Miami School of Law]]|volume=V|issue=1|page=6}}</ref> During school she served on the editorial board of the ''University of Miami Law Review''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/miami_law_review/past_boards/editorial_staff_05_06.php?op=6 |title=2005-2006 Executive Board |access-date=May 9, 2009 |year=2007 |publisher=[[University of Miami School of Law]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825192237/http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/miami_law_review/past_boards/editorial_staff_05_06.php?op=6 |archive-date=August 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://currentstudents.law.miami.edu/law-review/editorial_staff_05_06.html|title=2003-2004 Executive Board|access-date=May 9, 2009|year=2007|publisher=University of Miami Law Review|archive-date=June 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616201626/http://currentstudents.law.miami.edu/law-review/editorial_staff_05_06.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018 she enrolled in order to finish her law degree, which she completed that same year. Soon after graduating she passed the Florida Bar Exam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VanessaRousso/status/1076108182924214273|title=🦄Vanessa Rousso (@VanessaRousso) {{!}} Twitter|website=[[twitter.com]]|language=en|access-date=August 6, 2019|date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>
A poker player since the age of five, Rousso began serious [[poker tournament]] play during her summer break from law school.<ref name=SS2/> Rousso did not initially finish law school, dropping out to pursue her burgeoning poker career instead.<ref name=PF>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PBPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=129BFDEFCB2B2568&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Face|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 23, 2009|work=[[Palm Beach Post]]|author=Stoda, Greg}}</ref> However, she returned to school in the fall of 2017, and graduated [[magna cum laude]] in the Spring of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BisytjaAEmy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BisytjaAEmy |archive-date=
{{As of|2021|September}}, excluding online winnings, and having not cashed at a tournament since 2017, she ranks as number eight among women players in terms of all-time money winnings.<ref name=WATML/> She currently resides in South Florida.<ref name=PF/> Her nickname was given to her by a relative when she sold shares of herself to enter a $25,000 buy-in event in a manner reminiscent of the eponymous hero of the 1994 [[Western (genre)|Western]] movie ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''.<ref name=TLMMItM/>
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On February 12, 2006, Rousso placed fifth at the final table of the 195-entrant $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em WSOP Circuit event at Harrah's Atlantic City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16940|title=$ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em|access-date=May 7, 2009|publisher=TheHendonMob.com}}</ref>
Rousso joined the professional poker tour in April 2006, and by October was among the top 80 in earnings that year.<ref name=NLSAACILFASAPRLHBKTAWV>{{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=114FD5CCB6863C98&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=No Limit - Setting Aside A Career In Law For A Shot At Poker-Playing Riches, Luck Has Been Kind To A Wellington Valedictorian|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=October 25, 2006|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|author=Sortal, Nick C.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result14196.htm|title=Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship Season 4: WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day |access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=PokerPages.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name=SlspittfR/> 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|Borgata Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result15653.htm|title=4th Borgata Poker Open / WPT Event Season 5 / PPT Event: Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em |access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=PokerPages.com}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13599.htm|title=Event #4 - WSOP Limit Hold'em|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com|author=Dalla, Nolan|archive-date=March 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316133801/http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13599.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 63rd in a field of 824 in Event 5, $2500 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13600.htm|title=Event #5 - WSOP Short Handed|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com|author=Dalla, Nolan}}</ref> and she placed 8th of 507 in the Event 30, $5000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13625.htm|title=Event #30 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Short Handed|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com|author=Dalla, Nolan|archive-date=May 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501193318/http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13625.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
By 2007, Rousso was a notable poker star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DHSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=119C17BE392DF468&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Hello, Mr.Chips - As '04 World Series of Poker champ readies for the '07 tourney, he calls the Triangle his home |access-date=May 5, 2009|date=June 12, 2007|work=[[Herald-Sun]]|author=Strickland, Bryan}}</ref> 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,
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstars.com/wcoop/2007/nl-holdem5/|title=WCOOP-23: NL Hold'em Main Event|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=[[PokerStars.com]]}}</ref> 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 by Rousso's sponsor, PokerStars, and she had originally earned the third place prize of $463,940.50.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/10/WCOOP-main-event-winner-disqualified.htm|title=WCOOP Main Event Winner Disqualified After Lengthy Investigation|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=October 16, 2007|work=PokerNews.com|author=Hintze, Haley}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result20278.htm|title=Event #38 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com}}</ref> placed 44 of 2693 in Event 52, $1500 No-Limit Hold'em,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result20292.htm|title=Event #52 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com}}</ref> and 625 of 6844 in the Main event 54, $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result20309.htm|title=Event #54 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=Pokerpages.com|archive-date=November 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104124612/http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result20309.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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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 and skillful 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".<ref name=GIabd>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/state/epaper/2009/03/29/0329poker.html|title=It's a big deal: No-limit poker on state's horizon|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 29, 2009|work=[[Miami Herald]]|author=Vasquez, Michael}}</ref> 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.<ref name=GIabd/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MIHB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1273345D37335CE8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Could high-stakes poker be in Florida's future?|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|work=[[Miami Herald]]|author=Vasquez, Michael}}</ref>
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]]''.<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=127331E8F9B3CA20&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Poker Player Drawing Aces - Wellington High's 2001 Valedictorian Having Great Year|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Sortal, Nick}}</ref> She called her camp "Big Slick boot camp" and charged a $399 participation fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/news/gambling/blog/2009/03/vanessa_rousso_compares_the_ar.html|title=Vanessa Rousso Compares "The Art of War" With "The Art of Poker"|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 23, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Sortal, Nick}}</ref> The camp's website makes the analogy of the Art of War and the Art of Poker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigslickbootcamp.com/Big_Slick_Boot_Camp/Home.html|title=Big Slick Boot Camp, Inc.|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515214829/http://www.bigslickbootcamp.com/Big_Slick_Boot_Camp/Home.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7227&grid=607|title=40th Annual No-Limit Holdem (Event 2)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=May 31, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC.|archive-date=June 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628104045/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7227&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> placed 17 of 147 in Event 8, $2500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7233&grid=607|title=Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (Event 8)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 4, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605142953/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7233&grid=607|archive-date=June 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> placed 19 of 770 in Event 31, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7256&grid=607|title=H.O.R.S.E. (Event 31)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607021245/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7256&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 15 of 275 in the Event 45, $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7270&grid=607|title=World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 45)|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=Harrah's License Company, LLC|archive-date=June 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608231537/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=7270&grid=607|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the main event, she busted out on day 6 (officially known as day 2B).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:APAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=129A6A965D831590&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Day 6 of the World Series of Poker main event|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 9, 2009|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Rousso will be hosting ''Stars of Poker'' in France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poker777.com/20090709/stars-of-poker-the-first-step-in-nimes-on-july-the-17th.php|title=Stars of Poker: The first step in Nîmes on July the 17th|access-date=July 30, 2009|date=July 9, 2009|publisher= Poker 777}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-bests-tough-field-in-2010-pca-1000-ladies-event-7525/|title=Vanessa Rousso Bests Tough Field in 2010 PCA $1,000 Ladies Event|access-date=January 23, 2010|date=January 13, 2010|work=Poker News Daily |author=Katz, Dan}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=764&tid=10824|title=41st Annual World Series of Poker (Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em)|access-date=June 21, 2010|date=June 2, 2009|publisher=Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=764&tid=10856|title=41st Annual World Series of Poker (Event #35: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 player max))|access-date=June 21, 2010|date=June 20, 2009|publisher=Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref> On December 8, 2010, she finished 3rd in a field of 438 at the $10,000 [[World Poker Tour season 9 results|World Poker Tour]] No-Limit Hold'em Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic (which was won by [[Antonio Esfandiari]]), earning $358,964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=47350|title=$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event|access-date=January 8, 2011|date=December 8, 2010|publisher=TheHendonMob.com}}</ref>
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Rousso was formerly 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|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=[[Pokerstars.com]]}}</ref> Her sponsorship with PokerStars ended in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/18420-pokerstars-and-vanessa-rousso-part-ways|title=PokerStars And Vanessa Rousso Part Ways: American Poker Pro And Online Site End Business Relationship|access-date=February 17, 2015|date=February 11, 2015|work=[[Card Player]]|author=Pempus, Brian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-xuan-liu-end-sponsorship-deals-with-respective-sites-26746/|title=Vanessa Rousso, Xuan Liu End Sponsorship Deals With Respective Sites|access-date=February 17, 2015|date=February 14, 2015|work=Poker News Daily|author=Burton, Earl}}</ref>
Pokerstars approached ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' about including a poker player in their 2009 Swimsuit edition. In her online blog on January 4, 2009, Rousso confirmed that she participated that week in a photo shoot in [[Nassau, Bahamas]], when she was there for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure poker tournament.<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)|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=[[PokerStars.tv]]}}</ref> Rousso appeared in an advertising feature paid for by PokerStars, rather than the swimsuit article itself, in the February 10, 2009, swimsuit issue.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/from-valedictorian-to-poker-star-to-sports-illustrated-bikini-model-6560172 |title=From Valedictorian to Poker Star to Sports Illustrated Bikini Model |first=Kyle |last=Muzenrieder |work=[[Miami New Times]] |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref><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|access-date=May 5, 2009|publisher=WPT Enterprises, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312061113/http://www.worldpokertour.com/media_library/Videos/Live_Updates/Season_VII/Southern_Poker_Championship_-_Biloxi/Day_2_Vanessa_Rousso.aspx <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> In the advertisement, Russo appeared in a [[bikini]] bottom and cutoff [[wetsuit]] top, in keeping with the swimsuit theme.<ref name=FWVNPPISSE/> 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|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=February 18, 2009|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|author=Dougher, Colleen}}</ref>
In March 2009, Rousso signed to promote internet domain names by [[Go Daddy|GoDaddy]], a sponsor of the 2009 [[National Heads-Up Poker Championship]].<ref name=WPPISSSIHT/><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 |access-date=May 5, 2009 |date=March 12, 2009|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |author=Harris, Elliott}}</ref> Rousso became an official GoDaddy Girl, replacing [[Amanda Beard]].<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|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=March 25, 2009|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|author=Larson, Jane}}</ref> Rousso's contract as a spokesman for the company was renewed through to the final 2013 Heads-Up tournament event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc-heads-up-poker.com/godaddy-and-rousso-sign-on-for-another-year/ |title=GoDaddy and Rousso Sign On For Another Year |work=[[NBC]] |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065035/http://www.nbc-heads-up-poker.com/godaddy-and-rousso-sign-on-for-another-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Rousso is regarded as one of the sexiest poker players in the world, ranking 18th by [[Bleacher Report]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/390011-the-top-30-sexiest-female-poker-players-of-all-time/page/14|title=The Top 30 Sexiest Female Poker Players of All Time|access-date=October 11, 2013|date=May 9, 2010|work=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> and in the top 20 by ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/maxim-names-tiffany-michelle-vanessa-rousso-as-hottest-women-in-poker-8931/ |title=Maxim Names Tiffany Michelle, Vanessa Rousso as Hottest Women in Poker |access-date=October 11, 2013 |date=March 10, 2010 |work=Poker News Daily |author=Burton, Earl}}</ref>
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==Non-poker activities==
Rousso appeared on ''[[Million Dollar Challenge (poker)|Million Dollar Challenge]]'' in 2009.<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 – Go to PokerStars.Net to Win Seat on Hit Poker Game Show |access-date=December 2, 2009|date=October 12, 2009|work=[[Market Wire]]}}</ref> She was 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' |access-date=December 2, 2009 |date=November 20, 2009 |work=Budgeteer News |first=Rick |last=Weegman}}</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|access-date=December 2, 2009|date=November 20, 2009|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=86}}</ref> She was a contestant on [[Big Brother 17 (U.S.)|season 17]] of the reality television show ''[[Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother]]'' in 2015, finishing in third place.<ref name=WwBB1>{{cite web|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/23/who-won-big-brother-17/|title=Who won 'Big Brother 17'?|access-date=September 24, 2015|date=September 23, 2015|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|author=Ho, Rodney|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141805/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/23/who-won-big-brother-17/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Rousso has become a music producer and DJ and has formed a DJ Duo called N1TEL1TE with her wife Melissa Ouellet. The duo released their first song, "Kiss Face", in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/vanessa-rousso-enters-music-business-leaving-poker-29378/ |title=Vanessa Rousso Enters Music Business, Leaving Poker? |first=Earl |last=Burton |work=Poker News Daily |date=February 9, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 2015, at the [[wrap party]] for ''Big Brother'', Rousso announced her engagement to her long-term girlfriend Melissa Ouellet.<ref>{{Cite web|title = @VanessaRousso status update|url=https://twitter.com/VanessaRousso/status/647508427539742720|access-date = September 26, 2015|date=September 25, 2015|publisher=[[Twitter]]|author=Rousso, Vanessa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bustle.com/articles/113234-vanessa-rousso-is-engaged-proving-that-the-best-big-brother-romances-happen-off-screen |title=Vanessa Rousso Is Engaged, Proving That The Best 'Big Brother' Romances Happen Off-Screen|first= Emily|last= Lackey|work=bustle.com |date= September 25, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
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==External links==
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*[http://www.vanessarousso.com/ Official site]
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*[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=43135 Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/vanessa-rousso/ PokerNews profile]
*[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/vanessa-rousso/ WPT profile]
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=4513 WSOP profile]
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