Annette Obrestad from Norway has won the 2007 WSOPE main event. Never before has a female won such a prestigious championship, and many people are wondering if her success will attract more women to the game. The Norwegian poker prodigy has had a great deal of success online, and now she has already made her mark in the upper echelon of poker’s elite. Until now the game has been dominated by men and only a handful of women play professionally.

The impact this victory could have will depend on the promotion behind Obrestad. This will certainly help the poker boom currently going on in Europe; the same way Chris Moneymaker’s 2003 WSOP main event championship sparked the North American boom over four years ago. If Obrestad promotes herself in a manner that appeals to young women, the effect could be huge. It all depends on how her image is structured into the future, but is she plays her cards right it could mean women come flooding into the competitive ranks.

What do you think? Does this make poker a woman’s game? Drop me a line!!