World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Won by 18 Year Old
18th September, 2007
Annette Obrestad became the youngest bracelet winner of World Series of Poker history. The 18 year old from Norway played the five day 10 000 pounds buy in No-Limit Texas Hold’Em presented by Betfair.com. Obrestad won the 1 million pounds, or $2,013,102, first-place prize and the most coveted prize in all of gaming, a World Series of Poker 18-karat gold and jewel-encrusted bracelet created by luxury Swiss watchmaker CORUM, the official timepiece of the WSOP.
John Tabatabai finished second knocking out Matthew McCullough. Matthew went all in with top pair on the flop, John called with middle pair but managed to pick up two pair from the turn. Matthew collected £381,910 finishing in third place. Annette defeated John Tabatabai in heads up play when she flopped top set against her opponent’s two pair. Tabatabai took home £570,150 for second place.
"In the end, the Europeans dominated here," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "But this is the start of a new tradition for the World Series of Poker and the European and global poker communities. WSOP Europe will provide more exciting action in the years to come and we're confident poker greats from all over the world - and across the generations - will shine here, just as they have in Las Vegas."
London has proved a fine host at three venues across London, Fifty, The Sportsman and The Empire. It has certainly enhanced London’s reputation as the ‘poker capital of Europe’. The WSOPE result has really helped to promote poker
Final results:
Annette Obrestad, £1,000,000
John Tabatabai, £570,150
Matthew McCullough, £381,910
Oyvind Riisem, £257,020
Johannes Korsar, £191,860
Dominic Kay, £152,040
Magnus Persson, £114,030
Theo Jorgensen, £85,070
James Keys, £61,540
