09
April
Written by Michelle.
Posted in: Poker
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Annie Duke mightn’t have captured her first WSOP Bracelet until two thousand and four but Annie is still one of the most powerful poker competitors around the ring matches 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 players from the "younger generation" of poker run amok following a huge win at the tables, Annie goes home to be "mommy" to her four kids. She hails from NH and was raised into a family of poker players. If you don’t accept that, watch her sibling, Howard Lederer, in action, who taught Annie the correct way to compete in poker.
However, Annie Duke is not a small-potatoes girl and has won her cut of hard matches, including eliminating Howard along the way on numerous occasions.
Winning well over three 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 in poker.
You might catch her at the Bellagio, you’ll see her on television and you might just even compete against her in a web-based poker match, but do not bank on an easy win. Unless you’re a rising star, you won’t defeat her. although, it is likely to be cool to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".
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