Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Na auai Rousso i le taʻamilosaga o taʻaloga faapolofesa i le masina o Aperila 2006, ma e oo ane iā Oketopa ua avea o ia ma se tasi o taʻaʻalo e sili ona lelei e 80 i tupe maua i lenā tausaga. I lona tausaga muamua o le taalo, Rousso sa tele i le tupe i le taamilosaga faamaeaina, e aofia ai se nofoaga lona fitu i se fanua o 605 i le $25,000 Aperila 26, 2006 Lalolagi Poker Malaga Taamilo (Vaitau fa) No-Limit Hold'em siamupini mea na tupu, lea na ia maua $263,625 i le taui tupe. E oo ane i lenā taimi, ua faaalu le Aso Lua e oo i le Aso Tofi i le faia o ana vasega i le aʻoga o le tulafono, ae faaalu le vaiaso atoa i le taaalo i tauvaga poker, ma le mauaina o ni ofo e lagolagoina ai e kalapu poker i le initaneti. I le aso 13 o Setema, 2006 na ia manumalo ai i le $285,450 i le tulaga muamua i le $5,000 no-limit hold 'em event i le 4th Borgata Open. I le
I le 2006 World Series of Poker, e toʻatolu ana tupe na maua. Na ia faaiuina 80th i se fanua o 1068 i le Mea na tupu 4, $ 1,500 Tapulaa Hold'em, 63rd i se fanua o 824 i Mea na tupu 5, $ 2500 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em, ma sa ia tuu 8th o 507 i le Mea na tupu 30, $ 5000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em mea na tupu.