Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I uru atu a Rousso ki te haerenga poker ngaio i te Paenga-whāwhā 2006, a, i te Oketopa i roto i nga 80 o nga moni whiwhi i taua tau. I roto i tona tau tuatahi o te tākaro, Rousso i maha i roto i te moni whakataetae oti, tae atu ki te whitu-wāhi oti i roto i te mara o 605 i te $25,000 April 26, 2006 World Poker Tour (Wāhanga wha) No-rohe Hold'em toa hui, i roto i nei riro ia $263,625 i roto i te moni taonga. I taua wā ka noho ia i te Rātū ki te Rāpare e haere ana ki ana akoranga kura ture, ka noho i te toenga o te wiki e tākaro ana i ngā whakataetae poker, e tono tono tautoko ana i ngā karapu poker tuihono. I te Mahuru 13, 2006 i toa ia i te $ 285,450 me te waahi tuatahi i te huihuinga $ 5,000 kore-rohe e pupuri ana i te huihuinga 173 i te 4th Borgata Open. I te
2006 World Series o Poker i ia e toru i roto i te moni whakaoti. I mutu ia i te 80th i roto i te mara o te 1068 i roto i te Takahanga 4, $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em, 63rd i roto i te mara o te 824 i roto i te Takahanga 5, $ 2500 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em, a ka whakanohoia e ia te 8 o te 507 i roto i te Takahanga 30, $ 5000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em.