Annette Obrestad
{{Short description|Norwegian poker player (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{infobox poker player
|name=Annette Obrestad
|image=Annette_Obrestad1_EPT.jpg
|caption=Annette Obrestad at the EPT German Open in Spielbank Hohensyburg, Dortmund
|nickname=Annette_15, The Huntress
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1988|9|18|df=y}}
|hometown=Sandnes, Norway
|wsop bracelet count= 1
|wsop money finishes= 10
|wsop main event best finish rank=89th
|wsop main event best finish year=
2013|ept titles=None
|ept final tables=1
|ept money finishes=3
|updated=2014-08-03
}}
Annette Obrestad (born 18 September 1988) is a Norwegian YouTuber, poker player, and Scrabble player. She is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker bracelet, which she accomplished at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).[http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates_pn.asp?tourneyID=3572&groupid=316 World Series of Poker Live Results Reporting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417044214/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates_pn.asp?tourneyID=3572&groupid=316 |date=17 April 2008 }} 17 September 2007 Accessed 9/17/07 She also runs a YouTube channel called Annette's Makeup Corner where she posts makeup tutorials and reviews, specializing in eyeshadow. She began playing in-person Scrabble tournaments in 2022 and has quickly risen to be one of the top 100 players in the North American lexicon.{{Cite web |title=cross-tables.com |url=https://www.cross-tables.com/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.cross-tables.com}}
Poker
= Online poker =
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 has said 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."{{Cite web |last=Moen |first=Stig |date=13 November 2007 |title=Oh, to be 18 Again |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-magazines/65685-annette-obrestad-20-22/articles/17101-oh-to-be-18-again |access-date=6 April 2011 |website=CardPlayer.com}} On 2 March 2008 she won first place and $20,000 in the Stars 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]
= World Series of Poker Europe =
On 17 September 2007, Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the day before her 19th birthday.{{Cite web |last=Hartness |first=John |date=17 September 2007 |title=WSOPE, Event 3 - £10,000 NLHE Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins-4301.htm |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}} 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, which was an invitational event. Prior to the 2007 WSOPE, Obrestad had only cashed in four other live poker tournaments. Obrestad currently holds fifth place among Norwegian poker players in the all-time money list in live tournaments.{{Cite web |title=Norway All Time Money List: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/209/ |access-date=11 June 2025 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
= 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.{{Cite web |date=2007-11-03 |title=PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event Day 4 |url=https://www.pokernews.com/tours/ept/ept-dublin/event1/day4/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}
{{As of|2020}}, her total live tournament winnings exceeded $3.9 million.{{Cite web |title=Annette Obrestad's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=74867 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Annette Obrestad |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=34486 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=WSOP.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.888poker.com/magazine/poker-world/annette-obrestad-poker-bio 888poker profile]
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/48292-annette-obrestad Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=74867 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/annette-obrestad/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=34486 WSOP profile]
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Category:Norwegian poker players
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Category:World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winners