Vanessa "LadyMaverick" Rousso

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Vanessa Ashley Rousso is a law student at the University of Miami and a professional poker player. Vanessa Rousso was born February 5, 1983 in White Plains, New York, Vanessa Rousso has dual citizenships with the United States and France.

In 2001, Vanessa Rousso graduated as valedictorian of her high school in Wellington, Florida. 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. Prior to entering law school she organized the The Celebrity Players Tour Florida, a celebrity charity golf tournament series.

A poker player since the age of five, Vanessa Rousso began serious poker tournament play during her summer break from law school. In her first year of playing, Rousso has multiple in the money tournament finishes, including seventh place at the 2006 World Poker Tour championship event and eighth place in the 2006 World Series of Poker $5000 no limit hold 'em shorthanded event. In September 2006 she won $285,450 at the $5000 no limit hold 'em event at the Borgata Open. She has made several appearances on the Poker After Dark television program.

Vanessa Rousso is currently engaged to Chad Brown.

As of 2008, Vanessa Rousso's tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.

World Championship of Online Poker

Vanessa Rousso is sponsored by the PokerStars online poker cardroom under the screenname LadyMaverick as part of their Team PokerStars. She placed third in the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event, an online tournament run by PokerStars, winning $463,940.50; after the winner was later disqualified, Vanessa "LadyMaverick" Rousso was named runner-up and awarded with $700,782.50.

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