Interview with Annette on Betfair Radio

Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

Well I was on Betfair Radio on Tuesday afternoon talking about what I have been up to. You can listen to it again here.

Sundays are suppose to be fun eh?

Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

Well, I guess they can be fun but most of the time you end up scratching ur head wondering what went wrong and why you didnt win the sunday million insead of the random donk that makes it through the minefields every week...

The variance can be devestating at times. I know a lot of players have big expecations when they for example win a satellite to play in the bigger buy in tourneys. But the odds of actually making the final table in those or even getting close are sooooooooo slim that ur chances sucks no matter how good u are. You have to run like a god and play well to get there and it's a tough combination, because we can't control the cards, only what we do with them.

Luck is involved and we all know it. Yet it ruins lives. Bad beats, bad calls, bluffs that wont work, resteals that go wrong, continuation bets constantly getting check raised when u miss are all parts of being on the wrong side of variance. Not just having the best hand hold up. Many fail to realize just this and end up just saying 'fuck it' and start making bad decisions because they think they have to get lucky sooner or later like everyone else seems to be doing. If ur having problems with tilt I suggest taking a small break untill u calm down or go to study ur own game. Go through hands you think u misplayed. Could you have done something differently or were you just unlucky? Keeping ur cool through the bad runs is what seperates the good from the great players and I really cant stress it enough.. So next time ur having a bad day. Stop. And think. Before making ur decisions!

To sum up my day, I made the money in the FTOPS event, but went out pretty deep on a semibluff. Also had some other small cashes but noting special. Probably broke even for the day so not too bad.

I'm done ranbling now, so u can go read something else :)

Cheers
Annette

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Sundays are suppose to be fun eh?

Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

Well, I guess they can be fun but most of the time you end up scratching ur head wondering what went wrong and why you didnt win the sunday million insead of the random donk that makes it through the minefields every week.

The variance can be devestating at times. I know a lot of players have big expecations when they for example win a satellite to play in the bigger buy in tourneys. But the odds of actually making the final table in those or even getting close are sooooooooo slim that ur chances sucks no matter how good u are. You have to run like a god and play well to get there and it's a tough combination, because we can't control the cards, only what we do with them.

Luck is involved and we all know it. Yet it ruins lives. Bad beats, bad calls, bluffs that wont work, resteals that go wrong, continuation bets constantly getting check raised when u miss are all parts of being on the wrong side of variance. Not just having the best hand hold up. Many fail to realize just this and end up just saying 'fuck it' and start making bad decisions because they think they have to get lucky sooner or later like everyone else seems to be doing. If ur having problems with tilt I suggest taking a small break untill u calm down or go to study ur own game. Go through hands you think u misplayed. Could you have done something differently or were you just unlucky? Keeping ur cool through the bad runs is what seperates the good from the great players and I really cant stress it enough.. So next time ur having a bad day. Stop. And think. Before making ur decisions!

To sum up my day, I made the money in the FTOPS event, but went out pretty deep on a semibluff. Also had some other small cashes but noting special. Probably broke even for the day so not too bad.

I'm done ranbling now, so u can go read something else :)

Cheers
Annette

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EPT Dublin Final Table - Annette_15

Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

So as most of u know, I ended up getting 2nd in the EPT for a very nice payday. I started FT as the CL with 800k to the next guys' 640k. My table position was great, had medium to shorter stacks to my left and the bigger stacks to my right. An old, tight guy with lotta chips in MP that I could steal from and everything was just perfect...

I was playing very aggressive the first two hours and ended up knocking out 3 or 4 players without having lost a hand where I VPIP (Voluntarily put money in the pot) which is insane. So I build my stack up to about 1,5 mill++ without never risking a lotta chips. Got lucky one hand 4 handed where I raised on the button to 30k at 6k-12k with A4. Old nit calls in the bb. He usually got very nervous every time he hit a flop, like started shaking and stuff, so the flop came out 835 with two diamonds and he seemed very calm so I didn't think he hit much of it. I lead for like 45kish and he thinks for a while and raises to 110k, still looking very confident which I know he's not. I think for a while and I go to 250k total just really thinking he's on a move here or on a draw that I'm ahead of. No chance he's shoving here ever the way he's acting. He counts out his chips and throws the money into the pot. NOW I'm a little scared and have to put him on at least top pair of some sort. The turn is a 7 completing the 46 draw if he happened to have that so I happily checked behind to get a free card when he checked. The river was a lovely 2 giving me the gutshot straight without completing the flush draw. He checks and I KNOW I'm good now, so I fire out a value bet of 300k that he quickly calls, I flip my hand and he shows me Q8 for top pair. No good sir, wp, etc.

After that one after one gets knocked out until we're HU. I started with a 5:1 advantage. But after that everything went downhill. I doubled him when I flopped top pair/good kicker against his bottom two pair and I missed my 10 outs on the river. Ooh well. Then I start getting some hands that totally whiffed the flop and had to fold to resistance because he had been playing pretty tight. I then 'misclicked' in one big hand by miscounting my chips and betting 420k instead of 220k which really hurt and gave him the CL. Last hand he raised button to 50k or so, I made it 185k with 7s, Flop T63r. Looked like a very dry, good flop for me, so I lead for 220k which is a pretty weak bet, but I figured I didn't have to protect against much on that board. He counts out the call and then pretends to get ready to raise and instead just shoves all in... I was very confused by that and thought it looked weak. Maybe a hand like 45s, A6s, 44, 55, 6xs or maybe even over cards figuring I prolly didn't hit that flop and have to fold a lot of hands. I take my time and finally call and its all over. He shows AT for top pair top kicker and im drawing to two outs  . I pick up a gutshot on the turn but the river is a blank and Rueben is the new EPT champ. So congrats to him, he played well.

That's all for this time, cya all soon!

Annette

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EPT Dublin Final Table - Annette_15

Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

So as most of u know, I ended up getting 2nd in the EPT for a very nice payday. I started FT as the CL with 800k to the next guys' 640k. My table position was great, had medium to shorter stacks to my left and the bigger stacks to my right. An old, tight guy with lotta chips in MP that I could steal from and everything was just perfect...

I was playing very aggressive the first two hours and ended up knocking out 3 or 4 players without having lost a hand where I VPIP (Voluntarily put money in the pot) which is insane. So I build my stack up to about 1,5 mill++ without never risking a lotta chips. Got lucky one hand 4 handed where I raised on the button to 30k at 6k-12k with A4. Old nit calls in the bb. He usually got very nervous every time he hit a flop, like started shaking and stuff, so the flop came out 835 with two diamonds and he seemed very calm so I didn't think he hit much of it. I lead for like 45kish and he thinks for a while and raises to 110k, still looking very confident which I know he's not. I think for a while and I go to 250k total just really thinking he's on a move here or on a draw that I'm ahead of. No chance he's shoving here ever the way he's acting. He counts out his chips and throws the money into the pot. NOW I'm a little scared and have to put him on at least top pair of some sort. The turn is a 7 completing the 46 draw if he happened to have that so I happily checked behind to get a free card when he checked. The river was a lovely 2 giving me the gutshot straight without completing the flush draw. He checks and I KNOW I'm good now, so I fire out a value bet of 300k that he quickly calls, I flip my hand and he shows me Q8 for top pair. No good sir, wp, etc.

After that one after one gets knocked out until we're HU. I started with a 5:1 advantage. But after that everything went downhill. I doubled him when I flopped top pair/good kicker against his bottom two pair and I missed my 10 outs on the river. Ooh well. Then I start getting some hands that totally whiffed the flop and had to fold to resistance because he had been playing pretty tight. I then 'misclicked' in one big hand by miscounting my chips and betting 420k instead of 220k which really hurt and gave him the CL. Last hand he raised button to 50k or so, I made it 185k with 7s, Flop T63r. Looked like a very dry, good flop for me, so I lead for 220k which is a pretty weak bet, but I figured I didn't have to protect against much on that board. He counts out the call and then pretends to get ready to raise and instead just shoves all in... I was very confused by that and thought it looked weak. Maybe a hand like 45s, A6s, 44, 55, 6xs or maybe even over cards figuring I prolly didn't hit that flop and have to fold a lot of hands. I take my time and finally call and its all over. He shows AT for top pair top kicker and im drawing to two outs  . I pick up a gutshot on the turn but the river is a blank and Rueben is the new EPT champ. So congrats to him, he played well.

That's all for this time, cya all soon!

Annette

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Annette is runner-up at the EPT Dublin

Date: Sun, Nov 4, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

Betfair's WSOPE winner takes more big scalps in Ireland...

Annette Obrestad has come second in a high profile main event. Just a matter of weeks after her £1 million win at the World Series of Poker Europe sponsored by Betfair, the young poker phenomenon has come 2nd and won €287,800 at the EPT Dublin.

In a field of 221 runners and some very high profile names, Annette came through the field with some amazing play and reached the final table with a commanding chiplead. Using that weight of chips, she bullied the rest of the players off the table. Unfortunately, she was unable to take down first place, with her final hand a pair of 77s beaten by Ace Ten on a ten high board.

Betfair would like to congratulate their new star once again on some amazing poker play!

You can play online with Annette every Tuesday and Friday on Betfair Poker at 19:30 GMT.

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€ 7,700 EPT Dublin - No Limit Hold'em

Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

2nd

$ 429,181

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€ 7,700 EPT Dublin - No Limit Hold'em

Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

2nd

$ 429,181

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EPT Dublin

Date: Fri, Nov 2, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

We're now down to 24 players. Got itm and will be playing down to the final table today. Had a fun lineup yesterday wiith Noah Boeken to my left with a TON of chips and Luca Pagano to my right...

Me and Noah stayed out of eachothers way for the most part as I think we both figured we could get easier chips from someone else.

Luca on the other hand.... lol. I think he was 0-8 vs me in pots. I almost feel sorry for him. I could tell that he was really frustrated when I reraised him the last time with 23o, so I stopped just in case he felt like playing back at me.

I then got moved to Andy Blacks table, who also had many chips. He was bullying a lot, and we crashed in a couple of pots, but the day ended not long after because we got down to 24.

New table draw today, so hopefully it wont be terrible. :). I'm 2nd in chips, so I like my chances!

Annette

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EPT Dublin

Date: Fri, Nov 2, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

Annette is in 2nd place and in with a chance of taking her first EPT title...

We're now down to 24 players. Got itm and will be playing down to the final table today.

Had a fun lineup yesterday wiith Noah Boeken to my left with a TON of chips and Luca Pagano to my right. Me and Noah stayed out of eachothers way for the most part as I think we both figured we could get easier chips from someone else.

Luca on the other hand.... lol. I think he was 0-8 vs me in pots. I almost feel sorry for him. I could tell that he was really frustrated when I reraised him the last time with 23o, so I stopped just in case he felt like playing back at me.

I then got moved to Andy Blacks table, who also had many chips. He was bullying a lot, and we crashed in a couple of pots, but the day ended not long after because we got down to 24.

New table draw today, so hopefully it wont be terrible. :). I'm 2nd in chips, so I like my chances!

Annette

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MEH! Late Night Poker in Cardiff - Annette_15

Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 Professional Internet Live Tournament Women

So I got to Cardiff to play on Late Night Poker. I was very excited and feeling good about my game, my tabledraw and everything. The line-up was pretty tough for my heat...

Was Marcel Luske, Jon Kalmar, a crazy guy called Kousher whose first name I forget, Robert Williams, a good Swedish guy named Fredrik and one more who busted the 2nd hand or so lol.

Anyway, my plan going into the event was to try to build a stack early and just run over them before they really knew what was happened to them. The structure was awful, so getting chips early was crucial for me to play my best and have a better chance of winning my heat.

I got off to a really bad start, where Kousher limped in the cut off at 25-50. I made it 225 to isolate with Jd3d. I had no clue who this guy was but my first impression was that he liked to call a lot. He was very chatty at the table, and immediately after I raise he goes: 'Position raise with 56 huh?' This of course lets me know that he knows i play position and have a wide range on the button. So since he knows that, I cant really put him on a strong hand because he woulda reraised me preflop then and said something stupid like 'Well missy, I dont believe u so im gonna raise u' or some other bullshit. But he just called, and so did Marcel from the BB.

The flop was Ax2d9d. Checked to me and I fired 450. Marcel folded and Kousher quickly called saying 'That flop didn't hit ur T9'. I quietly laugh inside, cuz that's such a stupid remark that only donks would say. Off to the turn which is the Ad and nails my flush. He checks, I bet 900 praying for him to have a weak ace, but he just calls again. The river is another diamond making it four to the flush on board and he immed bets 1850 into me. I think about it for a while, before mucking. I couldn't find any excuse to call that bet -it's hard to imagine him floating on the flop and the turn with absolutely nothing, and I also think he raises an A on the turn because of the flush draw. So makes me believe he's either got A9, A2, or 22. Maybe a 9 with the Kd or Qd. Turns out that he actually had Q9o without a diamond. Oh well. But I still had chips left.

Unfortunately I manage to give it all to him. This time he limps the CO again at 100-200. He has about 3k in his stack, so I ship my 2500 in on the button with A9 and he snapcalls me with QK. So much for taking the weak players' chips :/.

It was good experience, and loads of fun behind the scenes. They let us watch the action on a widescreen backstage with live action so we could see the hole cards and everything. And all the players who played in previous heats that day were there as well. Had some good discussions and met some new friends. :)

Thats all for this time. Will update again after Dublin.

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