Annie Duke mightn’t have attained her first WSOP Bracelet until 2004 but Annie is one of the most feared poker players around the ring games at The Bellagio in Sin City. Annie’s long-overdue 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 crazy following a big success at the tables, Annie heads home to be "mom" to her 4 kids. She hails from New Hampshire and grew up in a family of poker players. If you don’t believe that, watch her sibling, Howard Lederer, in action, who taught her the correct way to compete in the game.
However, Annie Duke is no small fry kind of girl and has won her cut of hard matches, including knocking out Howard a few times on several occasions.
Earning well over 3 million dollars in tournament action, Annie branched out to become a advisor to both UltimateBet and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who wanted to build up his skills to become a big player at the poker table.
You may encounter her at the Bellagio, you’ll catch her on television and you may even play with her in a web poker game, but don’t bank on an easy win. Unless you’re a rising star, you will not beat her. However, it would be fun to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".