Annette Obrestad Heads To World Series Of Poker For First Time

In Las Vegas, gamblers must be twenty-one years of age to enter a casino. That law has kept one of the best young professional poker players in the world from playing in the World Series of Poker the past several years.

Norwegian Annette Obrestad established herself as one of the top players in the game when she won the 2007 World series of Poker Europe Main Event. Despite her win, Nevada law kept her out of the most prestigious group of poker tournaments from May through July.

Now, however, Obrestad has turned twenty-one, and she is ready to descend on Las Vegas and make a splash at the tables. Obrestad will not be catching any of the other top players off guard, because she has played in many pro tournaments located in jurisdictions that allow eighteen year-old gamblers. Heading into the WSOP, which begins this week, Obrestad has been honing her skills online. On Sunday, Obrestad won the PokerStars Sunday 500, and in the process, took home $87,000 that will be used for some of her buy-ins at the WSOP.

The cards will be in the air on Friday when the casino employee tournament begins. There will be several other events that will be commencing on opening weekend. Throughout June, dozens of tournaments will be played and bracelets given away, all leading up to the Main Event that begins in early July.

Last year. Phil Ivey made the longest run through the Main Event of any pro player, landing at the final table. Ivey fell short of winning the top prize, however, and will be back again this year to try and rewrite history.

May 24, 2010
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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