Annette Obrestad vs John Tabatabai, 2007 WSOPE Main Event
Last year’s WSOPE Main Event catapulted Annette Obrestad into the limelight, but it could have been a very dif ferent story. Down to three-handed, and with John Tabatabai the commanding chip leader, it’s not long before the ultra-aggressive pair clash in a make-or-break hand…
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/4,000
Annette Obrestad: Q?-J?
John Tabatabai: J?-J?
GRUB SMITH (WSOPE COMMENTATOR): Let’s see what J-Q does for Annette Obrestad. Not bad cards three-handed and she raises.
ROBERT WILLIAMSON (CO-COMMENTATOR): As she should from the button with that hand.
Annette Obrestad raises 50,000
GS: Matthew McCullough calls with the suited K-9. And John Tabatabai looks down at a genuine monster hand.
RW: And he is on a hot streak, he wakes up with another big hand. He’s going to have to re-raise right here – try to build a big pot.
Tabatabai raises 185,000 more
GS: And that is what he has done.
ANNETTE OBRESTAD: I’m all-in.
Matthew McCullough folds
John Tabatabai insta-calls
RW: Oooh and Annette Obrestad moves all-in and gets called instantly. She’s got to hate her hand – he called so quickly… she can’t be ahead.
GS: Annette has been living aggressively all week long and the crowd see now that she’s in big trouble.
RW: Both of these players have been playing so aggressive and that’s what’s brought this call out.
Flop: 4?-6?-7?
GS: Not a good flop for Annette. She’ll need running spades, a Queen to win it, or a straight in the middle to chop.
Turn: 4?
GS: And now it has to be a Queen. Only three outs… or she’s out.
RW: She could be a victim of her own aggression.
GS: John can barely look. Annette may have her eyes closed behind those sunglasses…
River: Q?
GS: But she’ll want to open them now – she has hit the miracle Queen.
RW: Luck be a lady tonight.
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