Fix Attention on Annie Duke
Sunday, 29. September 2013
Annie Duke mightn’t have won her first World Series of Poker Bracelet until 2004 but Annie is still one of the most powerful poker competitors around the ring games at The Bellagio in Vegas. Annie’s long-overdue WSOP win came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha Hi-Lo.
While competitors from the "young crowd" of poker go berserk following a huge success at the tables, Annie goes home to be "mum" to her 4 children. She hails from NH and grew up in a family of poker players. If you don’t accept that, check out her brother, Howard Lederer, in action, who taught Annie the correct way to compete in the game.
However, Annie Duke is not a small-potatoes girl and has captured her cut of hard tables, which includes eliminating Howard along the way on numerous occasions.
Winning well over three million dollars in tournament action, Annie became a consultant to both UltimateBet and actor Ben Affleck, who wished to develop his techniques and become a force in poker.
You may notice her at the Bellagio, you’ll catch her on television and you may even compete against her in an internet poker match, but don’t count on a simple win. Unless you’re a rising star, you won’t beat her. although, it is likely to be cool to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".
Posted in Poker by Nyasia