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A Long Day For Annie, A Short Day for Phil


2007-09-14 10:26:21
By: Gene Bromberg

Phil Hellmuth arrived with little fanfare for Day 3 of the WSOP-E Main Event--no double-decker bus plastered with his visage, no coterie of models in costume to escort him to his seat. He showed up late, as Phil is wont to do, but he was so short-stacked he couldn't show up TOO late, else he'd be blinded out. He picked his spot early on by moving in after an early-position raise, only to find another all-in raiser behind him. It turned out that his pocket Eights were dominated by pocket Queens, and after his opponent flopped a set that was the end for the 11-time bracelet winner.

Annie Duke, on the other hand, entered Day 3 with one of the top ten stacks, but the work is cut out for her today. Sitting on her immediate left is Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad, who is one of the best (if not THE best) online poker tournament player in the world. The 18-year-old Obrestad finished 23rd in last year's Aruba Poker Classic and could become the youngest bracelet-winner in history if she finds a way to navigate through this brutal field.

The battle between Annie and Annette would make for great television, but the current feature table isn't too bad either. How about Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu for star power?


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