The rising star and champion Annette Obrestad won the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. She has broken through boundaries that have not been recognized in the past. Her acclaim begins as the first female main event champion, the youngest WSOP bracelet winner, and the first women to ever win the WSOP European championship. This win has echoed around the world within the poker community.

The WSOPE main event featured a buy-in of £10,000, which at the current exchange rate is double the American counterpart. Winning the championship netted Ms. Obrestad a whopping $2,000,000 and a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.

The Pocketfives community expression of support and congratulations since the event has been overwhelming. Annette has come a long way in a very short period of time. She went from playing freerolls and grinding micro stakes to dominating the biggest tournaments online. Now this tightly Knit community of players are in awe of her accomplishments. Poketfive’s alfieo sums it up nicely, “It is funny how a girl that most of us will never meet has had such an impact. Would the reception be as great if lilholdem, or Imperium, or SCTrojans won the event? I think maybe, but probably not. We love those guys too, but this young girl is like everybody’s little sister. We have no envy, no jealousy. We love seeing her do well.”