Hand history 2007

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.