Focus on Annie Duke
Annie Duke mightn’t have won her first WSOP Bracelet until 2004 but she is still one of the most feared poker competitors around the ring games at The Bellagio in Vegas. Annie’s long-overdue WSOP bracelet came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha Hi-Lo.
While players from the "young crowd" of poker go crazy following a huge win at the tables, Annie heads home to be "mum" to her four children. She was born in NH and was raised into a family of poker players. If you do not accept that, watch her brother, Howard Lederer, in action, who taught her how to play the game.
However, Annie Duke is not a small change girl and has earned her cut of hard matches, which includes eliminating Howard along the way on numerous occasions.
Earning well over $3 million in tournament action, Annie became a advisor to both UltimateBet and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who wished to develop his techniques and become a force in poker.
You might just catch her at the Bellagio, you’ll catch her on television and you might even compete with her in a net poker match, but don’t bank on an easy win. Unless you are a rising star, you will not beat her. although, it is likely to be fun to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".
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