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“You don’t quit poker, poker quits you,” is a phrase that often does the rounds in players’ discussions. Yet some players do retire from poker, although they rarely stay retired as you’re about to find out.
Jason Strasser: The best retired player you’ve never heard of
You are forgiven for not knowing the name Jason Strasser even if you should. Strasser was one of the original online poker crushers and used the alias “strassa2”. Strasser racked up millions in online cashes and another million in the live arena.
It wasn’t a massive surprise when Strasser announced was quitting poker. He is highly intelligent and took a job in finance with Morgan Stanley in 2007. Strasser didn’t stay retired for long, although his volume in live events massively reduced.
- May 05, 2019 Annette Obrestad was an online poker legend well before she performed her no-look challenge. She began playing at internet poker rooms when she was just 15 years old under the handle “Annette15.” The Norwegian poker legend says that she’s never had to deposit, because she won her initial bankroll through freerolls.
- Annette Obrestad (born 18 September 1988) is a YouTuber and Norwegian poker player. She is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker bracelet, which she accomplished at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).
January 2018 saw Strasser make a rare appearance at the felt and he showed he still has mad skills. He triumphed in the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event for $332,539. Once a great poker player, always a great poker player.
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Annette Obrestad became the youngest-ever winner of the WSOP bracelet back in 2007 and had the world at her feet. Obrestad climbed to the top of the online poker tournament rankings and was seen as a legitimate poker star.
The talented Norwegian never told the poker community she retired. Instead, she simply drifted away from the poker scene. Obrestad now has her own YouTube channel where she showcases make-up tips. It’s a world away from poker and one Obrestad says she is happy in.
Vanessa Selbst
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Nobody batted an eyelid when Vanessa Selbst announced her retirement. Just like nobody was shocked when she didn’t stay fully retired. The former Team PokerStars Pro has pursued a legal career, which is her passion.
Selbst announced her retirement on New Year’s Eve in 2017. She made an appearance at the 2017 WSOP, cashing twice, but didn’t register a single cash in 2018. Selbst never said she was fully retired and returned to action in September 2019 in the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event. A 14th place finish netted Selbst $39,950 and took her lifetime winnings to $11,891,331.
Andy Frankenberger
Andy Frankenberger burst onto the poker scene in 2010 and retired eight years later, or did he? The World Poker Tour named Frankenberger the Season IX Player of the Year in his first season. He went on to win one WPT title and a brace of WSOP bracelets.
Frankenberger tweeted he had retired in September 2018. “I’m heading back to Wall Street”” After an exciting, rewarding 8 years playing poker, I decided to rejoin my former bank as an equity derivatives trader. I’ll miss playing poker regularly, but don’t be surprised to see me on the felt. Poker players never really “retire,” do we?”
He didn’t stay retired for long. Frankenberger finished 12th in the $10K LA Poker Classic for $78,040 in march 2019. He also cashed in the same Borgata tournament Selbst did when both temporarily pretended they weren’t retired!
Doug Polk
Doug Polk is one of the few players that has remained retired, at least for now. Polk managed to win more than $9.4 million from live tournaments, helped by a trio of WSOP bracelets. He completed a $100 to $10,000 bankroll challenge in September 2018 and chose that moment to retire.
Polk said he may play poker again in the future, but is happy producing content on YouTube for now. The 30-year-old has a popular YouTube channel plus founded poker training site Upswing Poker.
Fedor Holz just can’t stay retired
Fedor Holz is living proof poker players never stay fully retired. Holz is a legend of the game despite only being 26-years-old. The incredibly talented German racked up more than $32 million in cashes during a six-year career.
Holz “retired” in 2016 after an incredible year that saw him win $16,093,401. He didn’t stay retired long and won another $12,625,952 during the next two years. Holz didn’t register a single cash in 2019 and says he has no plans for playing poker in 2020. Don’t be surprised if you read about yet another Holz victory in the coming months then!
08:3923 May
She was the internet poker prodigy who bagged $millions both online and live before she was out of her teens, but in a curious case of poker ‘where are they now’ Annette Obrestad has rediscovered herself as a YouTube make-up vlogger.
The Norwegian sensation, known by her Annette_15 tag from when she was an underage online poker grinder working her way from freeroll success to $million stardom, now spends her time sharing beauty tips.
Living in Vegas, and - incredibly for those of us who grew up watching her - now 30 years old, Annette has gained 8000+ followers for her YouTube channel, and her Instagram version of annettesmakeupcorner is starting to catch up.
In her previous incarnation on the felt, Obrestad became the inaugural winner of the WSOP Europe, the £1million payday (at the time $2,013,733) accounting for just over half of her career tournament earnings and arriving the day before her 19th birthday!
Her online record was also stellar, but it wasn’t always controversy-free – Obrestad’s public endorsement of her sponsors Lock Poker continuing even as the site sank, and with it $millions in player funds.
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In today’s world of Annette_30, and still just about recognisable as the teenage girl the poker community were enthralled by, if Vegas poker players ever need a make-over, they know who to call!