Annie Duke may not have won her 1st WSOP Bracelet until 2004 but Annie is still one of the most powerful poker competitors around the ring matches at The Bellagio in Las Vegas. Annie’s long-overdue World Series of Poker win came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha Hi-Lo.
While players from the "young crowd" of poker go crazy after a big success at the tables, Annie goes home to be "mum" to her 4 children. She was born in NH and grew up in a family of poker players. If you do not accept that, observe her sibling, Howard Lederer, in action, who taught Annie the correct way to play the game.
However, Annie Duke is no small change girl and has earned her cut of challenging matches, which includes eliminating Howard along the way on numerous occasions.
Winning well over 3 million dollars in tournament play, Annie branched out to become a advisor to both UltimateBet.com and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who aspired to hone his techniques and become a power player at the poker table.
You might just catch her at the Bellagio, you’ll catch her on television and you may even play against her in a web-based poker game, but don’t bank on an easy win. Unless you’re a champion-in-the-making, you’ll not defeat her. However, it would be fun to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".