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Rousso is sponsored by the PokerStars online poker cardroom under the screenname LadyMaverick as part of their Team PokerStars. Despite the scheduling difficulties of professional poker, Rousso attempts to maintain her physical fitness. Pokerstars approached Sports Illustrated about including a poker player in their Swimsuit edition. Rousso was sent to the Bahamas to be photographed by Sports Illustrated, but she appears in an advertisement in a bikini bottom and cutoff wetsuit top rather than in the editorial portion of the magazine. Rousso announced on her January 4, 2009 vblog that Sports Illustrated asked her to be a part of its Swimsuit Edition and a photo shoot took place at time of the 2009 EPT PCA event in Nassau, Bahamas. Rousso confirmed on January 15, 2009 that she would appear in the February 10, 2009 issue. Rousso's thoughts on the Sports Illustrated publicity was that "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular." Rousso had previously been featured in Maxim, written on game theory in American Poker Player, and flown to Las Vegas, Nevada to teach poker to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women.
On March 6, 2009 ThePlayr.com reported that Rousso had been signed to promote internet domain names by GoDaddy, who was a sponsor of the 2009 National Heads-Up Championship. Rousso had signed with GoDaddy on March 5, which was the day before the tournament began. Rousso, along with IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, will be an official GoDaddy Girl and act as a spokesperson for the site. GoDaddy's full lineup of spokespersons includes Rousso, Patrick, Candice Michelle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Anna Rawson and Brad Keselowski. Rousso and Keselowski replaced Amanda Beard and Chad Johnson as spokespersons.
Rousso has appeared on Million Dollar Challenge. She is a celebrity judge on Bank of Hollywood where she helped award some of her own money to contestants.
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