In the past week, both Full Tilt Poker and Bodog Poker have recruited several women to their roster of poker playing professionals.
The newest member of Team Full tilt is twenty-one year old Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad, the Norwegian who burst on to the poker scene in 2007 after winning a 180 player tournament, having only looked at her cards once.
Obrestad proved that her hand reading abilities and positional skills were not restricted to the internet, by becoming the youngest person ever to win a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet later that year, earning £1,000,000 for her victory in the £10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event.
The former Betfair Poker professional’s first appearance in Full Tilt gear will be at the forthcoming World Series of Poker, though she isn’t yet sure what events she’ll be playing in. After admitting to not having taken a good look at the schedule, Obrestad revealed that she will most likely be looking at “the No Limit Hold’em and PLO events; maybe a few of the smaller HORSE events”.
The new girl at Full Tilt is in good company, with other female Red Pros including Svetlana Gromenkova, Esther Rossi and Cyndy Violette, something she clearly appreciates, stating, “I am very excited about joining Full Tilt Poker… I’m proud to be part of such a great group of players”.
Meanwhile, Bodog Poker announced that their replacement for the departing David Williams will be Amanda “Manderbutt” Musumeci, who came out on top of hundreds of poker playing ladies responding to a promotion put on by the online sportsbook and poker room, which sought out a new player to add to their lineup.
Musumeci, who will now use the moniker “BodogMander”, claimed to be “ecstatic” upon hearing of her selection, adding, “I’ve spent most of my online poker career playing at Bodog.com, and getting the chance to play as a pro for my favourite room was the opportunity of a lifetime”.
The Philadelphia born Speech and Mass Communications graduate has won a little under $200,000 at the site she now endorses and has earned top three finishes in the Full Tilt $150,000 Guaranteed and PokerStars $100,000 Guaranteed, in addition to a PokerStars $40,000 Guaranteed victory.
Evelyn Ng and Amanda Musumeci are currently Bodog’s only professional representatives, following the recent departure of Williams, as well as online professional Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo.
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