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The Lady Maverick of Poker, a White Plains, New York native, was born
Vanessa Ashley Rousso on February 5, 1983. She holds dual citizenships
with the United States and France.Vanessa
graduated as valedictorian of her High School in Wellington, Florida in
2001. In December 2003, she graduated early from Duke University with a
major in economics and a minor in political science. She is currently a
law student at the University of Miami.Though she has been
playing poker since the age of 5, she didn't begin playing serious
poker tournaments until 2006 during her summer break from law school.
Even in her rookie year of tournament play, Vanessa Rousso was a
powerhouse in the world of poker. She had multiple in-the-money
finishes including 7th place at the World Poker Tour Championship
Event, 8th place in the World Series of Poker $5,000 shorthanded event,
and a cash worth over $285,000 at the Borgata Open.After making her name known in the poker world, Vanessa Rousso was signed to Team PokerStars,
where she plays under the screen name LadyMaverick. In 2007, she
finished 3rd in the World Championship of Online Poker Main Event on PokerStars,
winning over $463,000. After some controversy, the winner of the
tournament was actually disqualified, and Rousso was named runner up
and awarded the 2nd place money of $700,782.50!As of 2008, her tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.Click here to play with Vanessa Rousso on PokerStars
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