Vanessa Rousso is a spicy and shrewd girl from Las Vegas who has entered the Big Brother 17 house as a contestant this season. Read on for the details on this cast member.
1. She’s The Number Two Female Poker Player In The World
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Vanessa Rousso is a professional poker player in Las Vegas and is a bit of a maverick, but she may not want to let her fellow cast members know this because then they’d realize that she’s a brilliant strategist. Plus, they’d know that she’s able to keep a good poker face.
Rousso has been a pro for the past 10 years and she has won $4.5 million dollars since she started playing.
2. Missing Her Girlfriend May Be An Issue For Her In the House
Rousso is used to hanging out with her girlfriend back at home and says that the most difficult part about being on the show is probably going to be being away from her. She tells CBS:
Not being able to communicate with my girlfriend will definitely be the toughest part of the entire experience. We are very, very close and I rely on her as a teammate in life. I know I will miss her terribly.
In addition to not being able to see her girlfriend, Rousso worries about the lack of technology in the house since she’s often using a computer at home.
3. Her Hobbies Are … Everything!
This woman loves to do anything and everything. The hobbies she has listed on her CBS bio include:
Making music, listening to music, DJing, going to the drive-in movie theater, working out, playing strategy games, solving riddles, traveling and exploring, people-watching, anything on the water, learning something new, training my dogs (they each know over 20 commands), hiking, fine dining, hanging out at home with my beautiful girlfriend, watching Netflix, throwing parties, imitating accents, dancing, meeting new people, road trips, camping, sky diving, photography, and more!
Hopefully, Rousso will be able to find something to do in the Big Brother house.
4. She Believes In Compassion
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Though Rousso is a shrewd poker player, she does believe in “having heart.” Her life’s motto that she wrote about in a blog reads:
I find my calm not at the finish line, looking back at the distance I’ve traveled, but in the moment, on the run, out of breath, looking forward. I don’t know where I’m going, and I guess I hope to God I never get there—I’m happy as I am: Chasing something eternal and ethereal. The world is not—will never be—enough for me and that’s just the way I like it. Also, I live by a code of, “Do right, be fair, have heart.”
So, do you think Rousso will show compassion to her cast-mates or will she let her poker-playing skills dominate?
5. Rousso Is A Tomboy
In addition to beating both men and women at the poker table, Rousso enjoys competing in other activities as well. She’s always been a bit of a tomboy and even competed in lacrosse in high school.