New Poker Adventures for Annette
After more than two-and-a-half years as part of the Betfair poker team, Annette Obrestad will soon be moving on as she pursues her already wildly successful career on the professional poker circuit. Just weeks away from her first ever World...
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Annette knocked out of NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Despite two TV feature table appearances and two victories Annette Obrestad is out of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship after being beaten by poker legend Doyle Brunson in the round of 16.... Read more in News
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Obrestad does Orel to set up Hellmuth clash
Betfair Pro Annette Obrestad is through to the last 32 of the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and will face Phil Hellmuth after beating the former baseball player Orel Hershiser in the opening round of the popular tournament....
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Annette in deep run at EPT Copenhagen
Betfair sponsored pro Annette Obrestad managed yet another deep run in a major tournament but this time had to endure the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the money places at EPT Copenhagen....
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Don't play fancy against the fish!
Finally made it to the Bahamas for the PCA despite a frustrating time at Miami airport. After here I'm off to the Aussie Millions in Melbourne. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to send some tweets on my Twitter account but...
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Putting on the pressure
I find a lot of value in piling pressure on your opponents in the early stages of tournaments when the blinds are small and most people are playing way too tight, because that's when people are looking to avoid pressure....
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Betfair Poker Blogs
I've never really looked around this site - don't know why. Think I had a look when I first started blogging here but it was fairly awful then but now, as poker sites go, I think it's pretty awesome....
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Annette prepares for her first WSOP
Dave Allan / 26 April 2010 / Leave a comment
Ever since 2007 when Annette Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event at the ripe old age of 18-years old the poker world has been tingling with anticipation at the thought of the young Norweigian taking...
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Vote for Annette for the Tournament of Champions
Dave Allan / 16 March 2010 / Leave a comment
In just over two months the 2010 World Series of Poker begins and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. In order to drum up some publicity Harrah's. Owners of the WSOP brand, have announced there will be...
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Annette to play in Women's World Poker Open
Dave Allan / 10 March 2010 / 1 Comments
The fourth annual Women's World Open takes place in London on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 March and will see 24 of the world's best female players take to the felt, including Betfair's very own Annette Obrestad....
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Annette confirmed for NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship
Dave Allan / 17 February 2010 / Leave a comment
The sixth season of the NBC Nation Heads-Up Championship will take place at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas between March 4-7 and Annette Obrestad will be one of the 64 stars taking part....
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WSOPE Updates
Annette 15 / 22 September 2009 / 2 Comments
Two events down at the WSOPE and no cashes! Event 1 was pretty tough due to the blind structure. Well done to JP Kelly on being the first Brit to win at the series held on British soil!...
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