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5 Hottest Poker Couples - Chad Brown & Vanessa Rousso
5 Hottest Poker Couples - Chad Brown & Vanessa Rousso
November 25, 2007 - Deanna Goodson
Brown & Rousso at the 2007 NBC Heads Up Championship (Credit: NBC Heads Up Poker) 
Rousso was valedictorian of her high school. This multi-linguist – she speaks French and English fluently and is conversant in Spanish - went on to graduate early from Duke University and earned a scholarship to the University of Miami Law School. In 2006, her first year on the circuit, Vanessa, who is always dressed to impress even in her favorite jeans, finished seventh at the WPT Championship and took eighth in the WSOP $5,000 NLHE shorthanded event. In 2007, she earned second place in the World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event at her online home, Poker Stars adding over $700,000 to her lifetime tournament earnings.
Chad Brown was the 2006 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year. Brown has had some minor acting roles over the years and once dreamed of being a major Hollywood star. However, his love of the game – and success at it – took him down a slightly different route. Brown has hosted the Ultimate Poker Challenge and earned cashes at the WSOP, the WPT and made the finals of the 2007 NBC Heads-up Championship.
He and Vanessa refer to themselves as a ‘couple’ and are thrilled to be together and see where the ride takes them. They played together at this fall’s inaugural US Poker Bowl and are always looking for ways to work and play together.
