Obrestad has proven her mettle by consistently sitting high atop the online poker tournament leader boards. She has even won a 180-person sit-and-go without looking at her cards (she admits looking once, before she decided to take the idea of winning the tournament without looking seriously). Known as “Annette_15,” she is already an online poker legend.
She’s recently put herself to the test in live tournaments outside of the U.S. (in countries where she is of age). She cashed for $12,415 at the 2006 UltimateBet Aruba Classic when she came in 37th place. Then, at the inaugural 2007 World Series of Poker Europe, Obrestad made poker history. She won the main event and broke the record for most money won by a woman in WSOP events. Obrestad outlasted 361 players to take home the £1 million ($2,013,102) first-place prize. She followed this win with a second-place finish at the European Poker Tour Dublin main event, winning another $417,000. This poker phenom is already dominating tournaments across the seas and on the virtual felt. It will be interesting to watch what happens when she becomes legal in the United States.
