Annie Duke

Annie Duke was born and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. She grew up in a house where card playing was as natural as eating. At 18, she tried her luck in the big city, moving to NY to enroll in Columbia University. After finished her degrees in English and Psychology, she enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania in the area of Cognitive Psychology.

In 1991, before finishing schooling, Duke packed up her life and moved to Billings, Co. to be with her fiancé Ben Duke. To support themselves, Duke began playing poker in local establishments. In 1994, Duke managed her way to the WSOP after her brother’s suggestion. She placed 13th in her first tournament, knocking out her poker playing brother Howard Lederer. After the first month of playing poker, Duke made $70K, allowing her and her husband to move to Las Vegas, where she pursued poker professionally.

Duke quickly managed to solidify a spot for herself within the poker world. In 2004 she beat out a group of 234 players in the WSOP $2000 buy-in Omaha Hi/Lo Split and won her first WSOP bracelet. Later that year, she won $2 million in the No-Limit Texas Hold’em winner-take-all invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions.

Currently, Duke serves as a consultant for the poker site Ultimate Bet and coach to various famous players. Duke has also endorsed the ESPN Poker Club product line which has various poker accessories. In 2005, her autobiography, Annie Duke: How I raised, folded, bluffed, flirted, cursed and won millions at the World Series of Poker, hit stands. She has also released a series of instructional DVDs.

Most recently, she filmed a pilot entitled “Annie Duke Takes on the World’ and developed a production company called Ten Dimes Productions. She also recently appeared on NBC’s show “Celebrity Apprentice”. At home, Duke has four children and now lives in Los Angeles.

Books by Annie Duke

Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker

Author: David Diamond, Annie Duke

Price: $24.95

Killer Poker Hold'em Handbook: A Workbook for Winners

Author: John Vorhaus

Price: $14.95

Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em

Author: Phil Gordon

Price: $23.00

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