Career
Online poker
Annette Obrestad started her poker career online when she was only fifteen years old using the online screen-name "Annette_15." She claims she never had to deposit money on any online poker site, instead making her initial online bankroll by winning freeroll poker tournaments. Pocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranked her number 51 in 2008. She also has been the site"s top-ranked player in the past
She claims she peeked at her cards once during the tournament, when she was faced with an all-in bet.
Previously allied with the Betfair poker room and Full Tilt, on 24 April 2012 Obrestad signed with Lock World Series of Europe
Prior to the 2007 WSOPE, Obrestad had only cashed in four other live poker tournaments. Obrestad currently holds second place among Norwegian poker players in the all-time money list in live tournaments.
Lock
Annette was a Lock sponsored player, until they ran out of money and dispensed of her services. As of 2014, her total live tournament winnings exceed $3.9 million.
European Tour
Obrestad came close to winning her second major live title in November 2007, finishing in second place earning €297,800 ($431,184) at the 2007 Stars.com European Tour Dublin event to Reuben Peters, after holding the chip lead throughout most of the final table.