Poppy
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... and I am PROUD of it as Scandinavian also 
Not to mention this intelligent Norweigian talent is a girl / woman!
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18-Year-Old Annette Obrestad Wins WSOP Annual Poker Tournament
By Simon Volandre
Published Sep 17, 2007
In a fantastic tournament, Norway's 18 year-old Annette Obrestad became the youngest winner in World Series of poker history, as reported by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Betfair.com organized the event and presented 1 million pounds sterling to the winner of the first annual WSOP. The young Norwegian played confidently and finally won the match.
Obrestad said, "I never expected to win." She further added, "I'm speechless. I really don't know what to say." The WSOP Commissioner in the end also congratulated the girl and said that one-day, great poker professionals from all over the world would participate and shine.
Winning all three WSOP bracelets, European poker players have literally kept out those old hand American players. A report from Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. says that the winner, Obrestad won Poker 18-karat gold and jewel-encrusted bracelet created by luxury Swiss watchmaker CORUM, the official timepiece of the WSOP and 1 million pounds for her first place win. However, Tabatabai, for second place got £570,150 pounds.
The winner, Obrestad has really made a history in the WSOP tournament. She broke all the previous records made by Annie Duke. Duke won several tournaments including WSOP Europe Main Event and $2 million win in 2004 tournament of Champions organized by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
In the WSOP annual tournament, all top ranked professionals participated in London with a hope to make a history by winning 1 million pound and first three WSOP bracelets. The exceptionally brilliant game played by young European cadre simply astonished professionals like of Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan. The most interesting thing is that all European cadres gained experience online and performed well.
The poker player, Matthew McCullough was the last hope from America, but his dream of winning a WSOP bracelet went out of his hand when John Tabatabai finally defeated him. However, the 26 years old from Jersey, Matthew McCullough got third position and won 381,910 pounds.
The WSOP annual tournament is owned and organized by Harrah's License Company, LLC, which is an affiliate of the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Being the world's largest casino brand, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. manages casino on four continents. London Clubs International family of casino also comes under Harrah's Entertainment. With its excellent products, marketing, operational quality and technology leadership, it's shining all the way. For more information about Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., please visit: http://www.harrahs.com.
SOURCE: Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
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