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title: "Vanessa Rousso Wins Asian Pacific Poker Tour Tournament of Champions"
url: https://tourneyblog.com/category/Land-Tournaments/Vanessa-Rousso-Wins-Asian-Pacific-Poker-Tour-Tournament-of-Champions/
description: "10 Poker Stars pros and former Asian Pacific Poker Tour champions got together one last time in 2008 for an invitation-only tournament in Sydney earlier this week for."
published: 2008-12-13
updated: 2008-12-13
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# Vanessa Rousso Wins Asian Pacific Poker Tour Tournament of Champions

Published 2008-12-13

10 Poker Stars pros and former Asian Pacific Poker Tour champions got together one last time in 2008 for an invitation-only tournament in Sydney earlier this week for the APPT Tournament of Champions. These champs gathered together for charity and bragging rights. The prize pool of AU$45,000 went to the top two finishers' named charitable organizations.

Here's who everyone was playing for:

In the end, Vanessa Rousso, aka LadyMaverick, faced APPT Sydney Grand final winner, Martin Rowe, heads-up. With blinds at a break-neck pace, the heads-up match didn't last long and the Rousso's No Limit No Profit Initiative receive AU$40,000 for her efforts.