Fix Attention on Annie Duke
Posted in Poker on 02/11/2010 02:22 am by Lilly
Annie Duke mightn’t have won her first WSOP Bracelet until two thousand and four but she is still one of the most powerful poker players at the ring games at The Bellagio in sin city. Annie’s long-overdue World Series of Poker bracelet came with success at the "forgotten game" of Omaha hi/low.
While players from the "younger generation" of poker run crazy following a huge win at the tournament, Annie goes back home to be "mom" to her four kids. She grew up in New Hampshire and raised into a family of card players. If you don’t accept that, observe her brother, Howard Lederer, in action who coached her how to compete in the game.
However, Annie Duke is no small-potatoes girl and has captured her share of challenging tables, which includes eliminating Howard a few times along the way. They are both competitors that have the ability to acquire the large money and do so with a grin.
Annie is a strong competitor at any poker table considering that she is a legitimate poker player, but it is a little more than simply being strong at the game. Mrs. Duke is surprisingly smart and graduated from Columbia U where she double majored in English and Psychology.
When you sit across from her at the table you know she is there to play the game and she starts "sizing" you up as soon as you sit down at the game table. If you can’t wager like a Champion, then do not bother.
Earning over 3 million dollars in tournament competitions, Mrs. Duke became a consultant to both the UltimateBet poker room and Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who aspired to enhance his abilities and develop into a power at the tables.
You will likely see her at the Bellagio, you’ll observe her on the tv and you might even compete against her in a web-based poker game, but don’t expect a simple win. Unless you’re a camp-in-the-making, you’ll not defeat her. Although, it’d be exciting to say you sat at the at the table with "The Duke".