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Concentrate on Annie Duke
Mrs. Duke might not have won her 1st WSOP Bracelet until two thousand and four but she remains one of the most feared poker players around the live action games at The Bellagio in vegas. Annie’s long-overdue World Series of Poker bracelet came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha hi lo.
While players from the "younger crowd" of poker go wild after a huge win at the tournament, Annie goes back home to be "mom" to her 4 children. Annie was born in New Hampshire into a family of poker competitors. If you do not believe that, watch her brother, Howard Lederer, in action who coached her how to wager on the game.
However, Annie Duke is no small-potatoes girl and has captured her share of difficult tables, which includes eliminating Howard along the way on a couple of occasions. They’re both players that have the capability to acquire the huge cash and do it with a grin.
Mrs. Duke is a tough competitor at any poker table considering that she is a genuine poker player, but it is a bit more than just being skilled at the game. Mrs. Duke is very smart and graduated from Columbia U where she majored in English and Psychology.
When you take a seat across from Annie at the poker table you’ll see she is there to play the game and she starts "summing" you up from the time you sit down at the game table. If you can’t gamble like a camp, then do not bother.
Earning over three million dollars in tournament play, Mrs. Duke branched out to become a adviser to both the UltimateBet poker room and actor Ben Affleck, who was looking to enhance his techniques and grow into a force at the poker table.
You will likely glimpse her at the Bellagio, you’ll definitely see Annie on TV and you might even compete against her in an internet poker game, but do not count on an easy win. Unless you are a camp-in-the-making, you won’t defeat her. However, it’d be fun to mention you played at the at the table with "The Duke".