Anneette_15: what makes her so good

Anneette_15: what makes her so good?

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goldunas Nibs: 1,604 Member Since: Jan 19th 2008

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In case you have been living under a rock, Annette_15 is one of the hottest players around right now. Load up PokerStars or Ultimatebet or pretty much any other room, and you will likely see Annette_15 near the top of the leaderboard in any big buyin event. Annette_15 has been dominating for a while now, and has multiple $50 and $100 rebuy wins to her credit.

Annette_15, also known as Annette Obrestad, is a teenaged player who is currently living in Norway. Annette_15 built up her bankroll online by playing exclusively freerolls, and says that she has never made a deposit in her life. Ever.


After watching her play in many a tournament, I can say that it boils down to a few things. Aggressiveness. Putting pressure on her opponents, especially close to the bubble. Good reads. Exceptional post-flop play.

If Annette_15 enters a hand, it is most likely that she is the aggressor and raising. Annette has the guts to re-raise opponents with nothing but air if she feels as her opponent is weak. Annette is constantly raising marginal hands pre-flop, as she knows that she can outplay most of her opponents after the flop.

Obrestad has transitioned into live action tournament poker nicely. Shortly after her 18th birthday, she played in the 2006 Ultimate Bet Aruba Classic and finished 37th. She placed in a few more events in Europe over the course of the year and then in September of 2007 (a couple days prior to her 19th birthday) she won the first-ever World Series of Poker European Championship held in London's Leicester Square. Annette outlasted 361 players in the £10,000 No Limit Main Event and won £1,000,000 ($2,013,734). Some of her victims included Jennifer Harman, Paul Wasicka, and Annie Duke. After Annette declared "This is my first TV table", Duke replied: "Trust me, it won't be your last." Annie later expanded in her blog, "The other player who made a definite impression was Annette_15. She won the main event, cashing over $2 million. Pretty nice payday for an 18 year old, no? She is the youngest player ever to win a bracelet and deservedly so. As I said during the event when asked, if she is this good now, at 18, I shudder to think how good she will be in 5 or 10 years. I don't think I have ever seen someone that young with that much talent and feel. She never loses her composure at the table and has amazing instincts. Combine that with the fact that I don't think the other players knew what to do with her and she was scary to watch. I don't think I was talented at anything when I was 18, much less world class talented. She is not even 20 and is already a terrifying player and one of the most talented I have ever seen. In 5 to 10 years holy crap! I don't ever want her on my left again because I will get outplayed. That I know for sure."

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