Annette Obrestad

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firstname=Annette
lastname=Obrestad

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caption=Annette Obrestad at the EPT German Open in Spielbank Hohensyburg, Dortmund
nickname=Annette_15
hometown=Sandnes, Norway
wsop bracelet count= 1
wsop money finishes= 1
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Annette Obrestad (born September 18, 1988) is a Norwegian poker player. Obrestad is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and in 2007 was considered to be one of the best online multi-table tournament players in the world. [ [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates_pn.asp?tourneyID=3572&groupid=316 World Series of Poker Live Results Reporting] September 17, 2007 Accessed 9/17/07]

Poker

Online poker

Annette Obrestad started her poker career online when she was only fifteen years old using the online screen-name "Annette_15". She claims she never had to deposit money on any online poker site. Instead she made her initial online bankroll by winning freeroll poker tournaments from which she went on to amass several hundred thousand dollars in winnings. Between September 2006 and February 2007, she won over $500,000 on Pokerstars, $200,000 on UltimateBet, and $136,000 on Full Tilt Poker. [James Hipwell [http://www.pokerverdict.com/Online-Poker-News/1674/annette_15_tops_the_pokerstars_tlb.html Annette_15 Tops The PokerStars TLB] PokerVerdict.com 5 Feb 2007. Accessed 9/16/07] . As of|2008|2, Pocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranks her number 51. She also has been the site's top-ranked player in the past. [ [http://www.pocketfives.com/rankings pocketfives.com - Online Tournament Players Rankings] ] She played primarily on UltimateBet and PokerStars. In 2006, as "Annette_15" she finished in seventh place on PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker's $2500 main event. This seventh place finish turned into a minor controversy when Obrestad admitted on a poker blog that she let somebody else play for her.James Hipwell. [http://www.pokerverdict.com/Focus/683/player_focus_annette_15.html Player Focus: Annette_15] PokerVerdict.com October 31, 2006. Accessed 9/16/07]

In July 2007, Obrestad won a $4 buy-in 180 person online sit-and-go where she claims to have played almost the entire tournament without looking at her cards. She claims she peeked at her cards once during the tournament, when she was faced with an all-in bet. She did this to show "just how important it is to play position and to pay attention to the players at the table." [ [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/9544/online-poker-interview-with-annette-annette-15-obrestad Online Poker: Interview With Annette 'Annette_15' Obrestad] Cardplayer Magazine. August 12, 2007. Accessed 9/16/07]

On March 2, 2008, she won first place and $20,000 in the PokerStars Sunday Hundred Grand, a tournament with a buy-in of only $11 but with a field of 20,000 players. [ [http://www.pokerlistings.com/annette15-takes-down-pokerstars-hundred-grand-24156 Pokerlistings.com: Annette_15 takes down PokerStars Hundred Grand] ]

On June 8, 2008, she won first place and $35,000 in the Betfair Sunday $125k GTD Event.

World Series of Poker

On September 17, 2007 Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the day before her 19th birthday. [ [http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm Pokernews.com: £10,000 NLHE, Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History] ] By winning the one million-pound sterling (US$2.01 million at the time of the event) first prize she edged the record for a single-event payout to a female player set previously by poker professional Annie Duke when she won $2 million at the 2004 Tournament of Champions. Prior to the 2007 WSOPE, Obrestad had only cashed in four other live poker tournaments. [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=74867 Hendon Mob tournament results: Annette Obrestad] ]

Obrestad will not be old enough to compete in the World Series of Poker events that are held in the United States until 2010. Under the gaming laws of Nevada, where the main WSOP is held, players must be at least 21. Although she will turn 21 in 2009, the WSOP is held in June and July, before her September birthday.

European Poker Tour

Obrestad came close to winning her second major live title in November 2007, finishing in second place earning €297,800 ($431,184) at the 2007 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Dublin event to Reuben Peters, after holding the chip lead throughout most of the final table. [ [http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/ept-dublin/event1/day4/ pokernews.com live reporting of EPT Dublin.] ]

Obrestad is a member of Team Betfair alongside Sorel Mizzi and John Tabatabai and writes a blog for their site. Ciaffone, Bob. [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/9720/euro-poker-annette-15-joins-team-betfair. Euro Poker: Annette_15 Joins Team Betfair] Cardplayer Magazine. September 13, 2007. Accessed September 16, 2007.]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

As of|2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000. [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=74867 Hendon Mob tournament Stats: Annette Obrestad] ] Obrestad is currently second to poker professional Thor Hansen among Norwegian poker players in the all-time money list in live tournaments. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/209 Hendon Mob Norway All Time Money List] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://betting.betfair.com/annette_15/ Official blog]
* [http://plan3tgongpoker.blogspot.com/2007/06/annette15-poker-list-of-articles.html Annette Obrestad Strategy Articles]
* [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/annette-obrestad/ Poker Babes profile]
* [http://www.poker-king.com/annette-annette15-obrestad-profile.php Poker King profile]
* [http://www.pokerverdict.com/Focus/683/player_focus_annette_15.html Poker Verdict profile]
* [http://www.psmoney.com/Annette_15+Interview.cms.htm Annette Interview]