Her family relocated to Las Vegas when she was 12 years old; Violette took to playing casino poker once she reached the legal age of 21.

She maintained her residence in Washington state but split time between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

[2][3] At the 2004 World Series of Poker, Violette won a bracelet in the seven-card stud high-low split tournament.

[4] She was one of three women (Kathy Liebert and Annie Duke being the others) to win a gold bracelet in an open tournament in that year's WSOP.

[5] At the 2005 WSOP, she had her largest tournament cash to date with a runner-up finish in a $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $295,970.