Vanessa "Lady Maverick" Rousso

There have been few poker players who have attracted as much attention as Vanessa Rousso has over the last few years. In addition to being an attractive woman in a game that is mostly made up of men she is one of the most intelligent and articulate players in the game. She is highly educated and has a list of accomplishments both at the poker table and away from it that would be impressive in a person twice her age.

Despite still being in her twenties Vanessa Rousso has already achieved a remarkable amount of success in a number of different fields. After receiving a full scholarship to Duke University she graduated with a degree in economics in just two and half years. She graduated with honors and was soon accepted at the University of Miami Law School. She has managed to balance her studies at law school with a career as a top poker player. She has managed to cash in a number of tournaments as well as being a successful online player.

Vanessa Rousso first developed an interest in poker while attending Duke University. Part of her studies for an economics degree included courses in game theory. Game theory is the mathematical study of how decisions are made when you don't have complete information, like in a poker game. It was these studies that led her to start playing games. Initially she played chess and backgammon but would later move onto poker. Like most young players these days Rousso's initial introduction to poker came by playing online. After some early success she started to play cash games at the local casino.

After her early success playing in cash games Rousso started playing in tournaments. This is where her fame really started. In the early days there were a lot of doubters who thought that her fame was primarily the result of an attractive woman in a field that was still heavily dominated by men. However after having success in a number of major tournaments this attitude has started to change. Nevertheless it is far from gone; there is still a lot of attention paid to her appearance. In particular there is a lot of focus on what she wears as she has started to become something of a fashion icon.

There is a lot more to Vanessa Rousso than just poker. She continues to attend law school and still has the goal of becoming a securities lawyer. She is involved in numerous charities and she still has time for hobbies like skydiving and bungee jumping. This would be enough to keep most people busy but Rousso still has time to be a top professional poker player. In addition to playing in numerous tournaments she plays regularly online as well. She looks very likely to be one of the biggest stars in poker for many years to come.