Rousso Lays It Down
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As players were dispersing from the tables for a well-deserved 20-minute break, two players remained glued to their seats at the feature table, Vanessa Rousso facing a decision preflop that could potentially eliminate her neighbor who had moved all in for 26,800.
When I arrived, Rousso was going through all her options out loud, much like that advert where we we momentarily dip into the mind of Phil Ivey. After she had seemingly gone through every possible scenario, she turned to her opponent and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
At first, her foe remained statuesque under pressure, but eventually cracked and gave a reply: "I'll tell you after the hand."
"What, you'll tell me what you wish I'd done?" added a confused Rousso.
"She's dangerous when she removes her glasses," whispered another player who had hung around to check out the action.
In the end, Rousso opted for the fold, and complimented "good hand". She then probed like a psychiatrist as to the identity of his hole cards, and although there were no specifics, he did, at least, reveal that he had a "big pair", the news of which appeared to set Rousso's mind at ease. Of course, he could have been fibbing...
Rousso heads into the first break of the day with what appears to be around the 85,000 mark.