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).[1] 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.[2]
| Annette Obrestad | |
|---|---|
 Annette Obrestad at the EPT German Open in Spielbank Hohensyburg, Dortmund | |
| Nickname(s) | Annette_15, The Huntress |
| Residence | Sandnes, Norway |
| Born | 18 September 1988 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 89th, 2013 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Poker
editOnline poker
editPocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranked her number 51 in 2008. She also has been the site's top-ranked player in the past.[3]
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."[4] 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.[5]
World Series of Poker Europe
editOn 17 September 2007, Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the day before her 19th birthday.[6] 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.[7] Obrestad currently holds second place among Norwegian poker players in the all-time money list in live tournaments.[8]
European Poker Tour
editObrestad 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.[9]
As of 2020[update], her total live tournament winnings exceeded $3.9 million.[7][10]
References
edit- ^ World Series of Poker Live Results Reporting Archived 17 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine 17 September 2007 Accessed 9/17/07
- ^ "cross-tables.com". www.cross-tables.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "PokerStake Online Poker Rankings". PokerStake. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Moen, Stig (13 November 2007). "Oh, to be 18 Again". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Pokerlistings.com: Annette_15 takes down PokerStars Hundred Grand
- ^ Hartness, John (17 September 2007). "WSOPE, Event 3 - £10,000 NLHE Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Annette Obrestad's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Norway All Time Money List: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "PokerStars EPT Dublin Main Event Day 4". PokerNews.com. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Annette Obrestad". WSOP.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.