Poker's Annette Obrestad Featured in WSOPE CoverageYoung Female Star is Introduced to Mainstream America |
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Imagine what could’ve been.
A teenage girl shocks the poker world by winning one of the most prestigious events on the planet. Inspired, millions of new female players take up the game.
The first part happened. Unfortunately, the second part didn’t happen (at least not yet) because most people weren’t able to witness Annette Obrestad’s historic victory in the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe main event, since it wasn’t televised on ESPN.
ESPN is trying to right that wrong this weekend, as they broadcast the 2008 WSOPE main event for the first time. They will feature the young star, now 20, as she tries to defend her title. The first four episodes will air on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1, from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. on ESPN.
The first two episodes will be shown a second time that night starting at 10 p.m. on ESPN2. In all, ESPN prepared eight unique hours of coverage devoted to the WSOPE main event.
Known as “Annette_15” online, Obrestad solidified her Internet success with a win at the inaugural WSOPE main event in 2007 for more than $2 million. Still not of legal age to play poker in Las Vegas, she plays all of her big live events overseas.
The 2008 WSOPE featured a star-studded lineup, with a final table that included Daniel Negreanu, Ivan Demidov, John Juanda, and Scott Fischman. Juanda wound up taking the crown in the final episode, which will be aired March 1. New episodes of the tournament will also air Feb. 8 and Feb. 15.
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