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Vanessa Rousso

The Official Myspace Profile of Professional Poker Player Vanessa Lady Maverick Rousso

About Me

Law Student by day Poker Shark by night... www.vanessarousso.com

My Interests

Poker, travel, languages, exploring new cultures, backgammon, flying lessons, my family, dancing, freestyle (yes I'm a dork); swimming and all things water....

I'd like to meet:

...you...at the tables....

Music:

house and downtempo, alternative, hip hop ...and yes I love those cheesy classic rock power ballads and no I am not embarrassed about that....

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Beauty, Life is Beautiful, When Harry Met Sally, The Firm, OldSchool, Fight Club, and of course...Rounders!!!

Television:

Calvin Ayre Wild Card Special, Fox Sports Channel, Premiers Saturday, April 15, 11pmI'm on tv!

Books:

I am a nerd...love to read...but since I read so much heavy stuff for law school, lately my reading has been really light: Grisham, Da Vinci Code and all things Dan Brown, pretty much any mystery/law/crime book.

My Blog

The RL Ratio, Position, and Pre-Flop Play

I was talking strategy with a friend the other day when I stumbled on something that I think is relatively new as far as well-defined pre-flop poker strategies go.  A lot of attention is put on w...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Sat, 26 May 2007 11:41:00 PST

Law School is FINALLY over!!

..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Law School is OVER for the Semester!!! ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  Rem...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Thu, 24 May 2007 02:43:00 PST

My Rookie Year Is Behind Me

MY ROOKIE YEAR: April 2006-April 2007Three hundred and sixty-four days ago:I took a law school exam in Miami at 9:00am, jumped on a plane bound for Vegas at noon, and sat down three hours late to play...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:23:00 PST

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Weeeeeeeeeeee. Yesterday was a lot of fun.  I played a few online tournaments on PokerStars placing 3rd (for almost 3K) and 17th  in two 109$ buy-in tournaments (each with a field of about...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:52:00 PST

The World Is Not Enough

T.W.I.N.E--The World Is Not Enough   Last week I was walking across The Bricks (the outdoor common area where students congregate @ University of Miami Law where I am in my 5th semester) whe...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:00:00 PST

Cash Poker January 12th!

I played in the Ultimate Cash Poker Cash Game to air nationally (check ultimatepokerchallenge.com for airing info) January 12th.  Clonie was at my table along with Mike the Mouth, Todd ...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:34:00 PST

Blogless in Vegas...

The last thing the world needs is just another mindless blog. But some fans have asked me to keep a more regular blog (both here and on my website). If I kept a regular blog, what would make you want ...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:37:00 PST

Maxim Radio...

I will be on Maxim Magazine Sirrius Radio (also streaming live on the internet @ www.worldpokertour.com) Mon-Thurs Mornings 10:30-12:30am THIS WEEK (the week of Nov 5th).  Tune in to hear me give...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:57:00 PST

I'M GONNA BE ON GERALDO!!?!?!!!!

Wow...so it is official...Geraldo will feature me on his new news show "Geraldo At Large" on Tuesday November 7th! To see what time it will air in your area, visit: http://www.geraldoatlarge.com/where...
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:24:00 PST

A Cool News Piece From My Hometown!!

Check it out... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-liroussoo ct25,0,6058539.story Be sure to check out the news video clip too!  My family was really excited to be a part of that.....
Posted by Vanessa Rousso on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:59:00 PST