Annette Obrestad AKA "Annette_15" - Poker Player Profile

Annette Obrestad

Biography

Name:Annette Obrestad AKA "Annette_15"

Location: Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway

Started Playing Poker: 2005

Total Winnings: $2,382,318

Career Highlights

1st Place World Series of Poker Europe 2007 ($1,874,700)

2rd Place EPT Dublin - Season 4 2007 ($390,303)

Personal Website: Annette15 blog

Annette Obrestad started playing online poker when she was only fifteen years old using the online screen name "Annette_15". She claims to have never deposited money on any online poker site. Instead she made her online bankroll by winning freeroll poker tournaments from which she went on to amass several hundred thousand dollars in poker winnings. Between September 2006 and February 2007, she won over $500,000 at Pokerstars, $200,000 on UltimateBet, and $136,000 on Full Tilt Poker.

World Series of Poker Europe

On September 17, 2007 Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event sponsored by Betfair Poker just one day before her 19th birthday. By winning the one million pound sterling (US$2.01 million at the time of the event) first prize she made it into the record books 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.

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.