They\’ve been playing all day weekend, and are down to two at the NHUPC. And regardless of how it turns out Vanessa Rousso has arguably earned her keep as the Danicka Patrick of Poker.
(I\’m keeping up with results on my own time at PokerNews, btw.)
I ranked her 55th. Overall, the ESPN panel put her 49th. But hey, just goes to show you, anyone can get an easy draw. The laughable field the newest GoDaddy spokesmodel had to beat, in order: Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, 2007 NHUPC champ Paul Wasicka, Daniel Negreanu, and online wunderkind Bertrand Grospellier, aka \’Elky\’. Hmm. Wow.
Meanwhile, my bracket\’s turned to shit. Of the 96 players in on PokerRoad/Pokerati\’s fun, eight people picked Vanessa Selbst to win it all, yet no one … as in ZERO! … picked Vanessa Rousso.
Of the final four, here\’s how many people picked them to win it all:
Vanessa Rousso – 0
Sammy Farha – 0
Huck Seed – 5
Elky – 9
CORRECTION: Technically Mike Matusow is GoDaddy\’s newest spokesboy. He went out in Round 1.