Focus on Annie Duke
Annie Duke mightn’t have captured her first WSOP Bracelet until two thousand and four but Annie is 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 bracelet came with a win at the "forgotten game" of Omaha Hi-Lo.
While competitors from the "younger generation" of poker go berserk following a huge success at the tables, Annie heads home to be "mom" to her 4 children. She hails from NH and was raised into a family of card players. If you don’t accept that, watch her sibling, Howard Lederer, when he plays, who taught her how-to play poker.
However, Annie Duke is not a small-potatoes girl and has earned her cut of hard tables, which includes knocking out Howard along the way on numerous occasions.
Earning over 3 million dollars in tournament play, Annie became a consultant to both UltimateBet and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who aspired to develop his techniques and become a power player in poker.
You may run into Annie at the Bellagio, you’ll see her on the television and you might even compete against her in an online poker match, but don’t bank on a simple win. Unless you are a champion-in-the-making, you’ll not defeat her. although, it is likely to be cool to say you sat at the same table as "The Duke".
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