Young Norwegian Woman Brings Serious Competition to World Series of Poker
In recent years, poker has become quite the public sporting event, particularly when it comes to the number one game in the world for poker pros and those aspiring to go full time pro: the World Series of Poker. As with any great sport, there are both men’s and ladies leagues, with huge levels of talent hitting the green felt tables each year as the sport of global poker continues to grow. Young talent, has a special power to draw an eager crowd of viewers. The up and coming female player from Norway, Annette Obrestad, has proven herself to be quite the talent and a lot of fans were looking forward to her first appearance at the Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has been a big part of European poker where she won the first Series back in 2007, on the same day she celebrated her 19th birthday. Since then, this young lady has gone on to pick up well over $3 million in winnings from a variety of live tournaments in her still blossoming career.
Since rules in the United States prohibit those under 21 years of age from competing in gambling events, Obrested has had to bide her time until she was able to fly into Las Vegas for the big event. Now, though, she is able to get herself ready make a big impact on the game of pro poker, fulfilling a long held dream of hers to participate in the US Series. Obrested has stated that she intends to enter all the events she possibly can.