Focus on Annie Duke
Posted in Poker on 07/20/2013 03:21 pm by Valerie
Annie Duke may not have attained her 1st WSOP Bracelet until 2004 but Annie is still one of the most powerful poker players around the ring games at The Bellagio in Las Vegas. Annie’s long-awaited World Series of Poker win came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha Hi-Lo.
While competitors from the "young crowd" of poker go berserk after a huge success at the tables, Annie goes home to be "mom" to her four children. She was born in New Hampshire and was raised into a family of card players. If you do not accept that, check out her sibling, Howard Lederer, when he plays, Howard taught Annie the correct way to compete in the game.
However, Annie Duke is not a small-potatoes girl and has captured her share of difficult games, including eliminating Howard a few times on numerous occasions.
Winning over 3 million dollars in tournament action, Annie branched out to become a advisor to both UltimateBet.com and actor Ben Affleck, who wanted to hone his skills to become a big player at the poker table.
You may glimpse her at the Bellagio, you will catch her on the television and you may even compete against her in a web-based poker game, but don’t bank on an easy win. Unless you are a champion-in-the-making, you will not beat her. although, it is likely to be cool to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".