Annette Obrestad

Jeff Madsen , originally uploaded by pokerwire . Jeff Madsen is the third-youngest winner of a World Series of Poker event and the 2006 World Series of Poker player of the year. Jeff Madsen was born June 7, 1985 in Santa Monica, California. Jeff Madsen was raised in Los Angeles and lived in the same house until going to college at the University of California, Santa Barbara to study film theory. Jeff Madsenbegan playing poker at college and won a no limit Texas hold 'em event at the 2006... Read Full Story

According to Nevada court records, Cycalona 'Clonie' Gowen has filed a lawsuit against Tiltware, LLC. Full Tilt Poker, and many of the famous faces you see on Full Tilt advertisements. Named in the suit personally are 'Team Full Tilt' members Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Phil Gordon, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Mike Matusow, Allen Cunningham, Gus Hansen and Patrik Antonius. PokerNews has obtained a copy of the claim, and can... Read Full Story

Team Betfair Poker has just signed a new poker professional. Betfair Poker, the successful independent online poker site, welcomed to its team of professional players this week Peter “Zupp” Jepsen, the Swedish player who won the European Poker Tour Polish Open in recent years. Jepsen joins other Betfair poker pro players such as Sorel Mizzi and Annette Obrestad and will enjoy the challenge of working with such gifted professionals. “I am looking forward to starting my sponsorship with... Read Full Story

The World Series of Poker Europe is returning to its first home at the Casino at the Empire. Last year the WSOPE was spread between three different casinos, but this year the Empire Casino, which is located in Leicester Square, will be the exclusive home of the biggest poker series in England. "We are eagerly anticipating the World Series of Poker Europe this year," said Ty Stewart, World Series of Poker Director of Marketing. "We have enhanced the schedule to provide more variety and game... Read Full Story

Betfair Poker was forced to pull an ad from the UK media after the Advertising Standards Authority said that the campaign had the potential to attract younger players. The online Betfair Poker ad features poker player, Annette Obrestad with the words: “Online experience is measured in games, not years. Join the breed. Annette_15”. The main complaint about the ad was the fact that Obrestad’s handle name could be misinterpreted to mean that she was 15 years old. In a statement issued by ASA... Read Full Story

This 2 part video shows how Annette Obrestad won a 180 person Sit&Go; by playing position and the player and NEVER looking at her 2 hole cards. You will see her folding KK and great hands because SHE NEVER LOOKS AT THEM. Its an amazing accomplishment in poker. She played completely blind. Part 2 of series of video that shows how Annette_15 wins a 180 SNG by playing position and player and NEVER looking at hole cards. BLIND PLAY!! Read Full Story

This 2 part video shows how Annette Obrestad won a 180 person Sit&Go; by playing position and the player and NEVER looking at her 2 hole cards. You will see her folding KK and great hands because SHE NEVER LOOKS AT THEM. Its an amazing accomplishment in poker. She played completely blind. Part 2 of series of video that shows how Annette_15 wins a 180 SNG by playing position and player and NEVER looking at hole cards. BLIND PLAY!! Read Full Story

After the Super Bowl I sat down and watched the World Series of Poker Europe on ESPN. There was definitely a different feel to this particular series in comparison to how it is run in the US. Not that it made any difference. The game is still the same and surprisingly all of the players were there from all over the globe as usual. The dealers dealt a little differently which takes a little getting used to but the tourney is interesting to watch. I finally got an opportunity to see Annette... Read Full Story

I am still running good these days. I backed off for a few days to regroup after taking some bad beats. I am still patting myself on the back for that one. My first instinct was to try and play through it. That would have been the wrong move. By backing off for a while it allowed me to clear my mind and take a close look at any possible problems I may have had in my play. Sometimes bad beats can be brought on with poor betting. Once I was comfortable that I wasn’t doing anything too... Read Full Story

Professional Poker Player Annette Obrestad is quickly becoming a force on the European poker scene. After winning over $800k online between PartyPoker and Ultimate Bet “Annette_15″ has become a staple in the more profitable live tournament trail.   Since her early days of dominance online Obrestad has taken down the WSOPE for a cool $2 Million and just recently placed second in an EPT tournament for another $400K+.   Obrestad is from Norway and started playing online at the age of 15... Read Full Story