Annie Duke mightn’t have captured her first WSOP Bracelet until two thousand and four but she remains one of the most powerful poker players around the live action games at The Bellagio in Las Vegas. Annie’s longawaited WSOP bracelet came with success at the "buried game" of Omaha hi-low.
While players from the "younger generation" of poker go crazy after a large win at the tournament, Annie heads back home to be "mom" to her four children. Annie was born in New Hampshire and raised into a family of poker players. If you don’t accept that, observe her brother, Howard Lederer, in action who taught her how to participate in the game.
However, Annie Duke is no small change girl and has captured her cut of difficult tables, including eliminating Howard along the way on a couple of occasions. They are both competitors that have the ability to capture the large bucks and do it with a grin.
Mrs. Duke is a tough competitor at any poker table because she is a real poker player, but it is a little more than just being good at the game. Annie is incredibly smart and graduated from Columbia U where she double majored in English and Psychology.
When you are seated across from her at the table you will see she is there to play the game and she starts "summing" you up as soon as you join the poker table. If you can not play like a Champion, then don’t bother.
Earning over 3 million dollars in tournament play, Annie became a consultant to both the UltimateBet poker room and actor Ben Affleck, who wished to enhance his talents and grow into a power at the tables.
You will likely glimpse her at the Bellagio, you will see her on television and you might even play against her in a net poker match, but don’t anticipate an easy win. Except of course you’re a champion-in-the-making, you’ll not defeat her. Although, it’d be exciting to mention you played at the same table as "The Duke".