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Annette Obrestad set for Poker After Dark appearance

Annette Obrestad is the latest poker professional to be invited to appear on the prestigious Poker After Dark television series.

The Swedish card player shot to fame in 2007 when she won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe main event at just 18 years of age.

She has since built a reputation as one of the world's finest online poker players, although progress in her live action career has been slow because she is too young to compete in tournaments in the US.

However, Obrestad will have the opportunity to show off her skills when she takes on Mike Matusow, Antonio Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren, Phil Laak and Phil Hellmuth in an edition of Poker After Dark due to be filmed this week.

While the thought of taking on some of the world's top poker professionals may hold no fears for Obrestad, she has encountered one problem ahead of her television appearance.

She told her followers on Twitter: "Got outfit planned ... shoes on the other hand ...!"