Concentrate on Annie Duke
Posted in Poker on 02/27/2010 06:21 pm by Nolan
Annie Duke might not have won her first World Series of Poker Bracelet until 2004 but Annie is one of the most powerful poker players 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 players from the "young crowd" of poker go berserk after a big success at the tables, Annie goes home to be "mommy" to her 4 kids. She was born in NH and grew up in a family of card players. If you don’t accept that, observe her brother, Howard Lederer, in action, Howard taught Annie how-to compete in poker.
However, Annie Duke is no small fry kind of girl and has captured her cut of difficult tables, which includes eliminating Howard a few times on numerous occasions.
Winning over 3 million dollars in tournament action, Annie became a advisor to both UltimateBet.com and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who wished to hone his techniques to become a force at the poker table.
You might catch her at the Bellagio, you will catch her on the tv and you might even play with her in a web poker match, but don’t bank on a simple win. Unless you are a up and coming master, you’ll not beat her. although, it is likely to be fun to say you played at the same table as "The Duke".