2. Annie Duke - Professional Poker Player
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3. Annie Duke is a very renowned name in the world of
poker. Though Annie is often referred to as an author,
she is popular as a Professional Poker Player. She is best
known for having won two million US dollars in the
inaugural World Series of Poker Tournament of
Champions in September in the year of 2004. This page
will let you know about the life and achievements of
Annie Duke as a poker player.

4. Annie Duke was born on 13th September in the year of
1965 in Concord in New Hampshire. Her father, Richard
Lederer was a linguist as well as a writer. He was also a
teacher at St. Paul's School. She has a brother and a
sister, Howard Lederer and Katy Lederer respectively.
Howard also happens to be a Professional Poker Player
while Katy is a poet and also an author. Her best known
work is Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers, a book
about the Lederers.

5. She studied in Columbia University
with double majors in Psychology and
English. She came to be awarded
with the NSF Fellowship that
permitted her to attend classes in
the graduate school under the
University of Pennsylvania, where
she studied psycholinguistics.

6. Annie Duke got married to Ben Duke who used to be a
very close friend of hers during her university days.
After their marriage, Annie moved to her husband's
house at Columbus in Montana. It was in the year of
1992 that she decided to give up her studies at school.
From this period of time she took up poker as her
professional career. The help and support of her
brother gave her a real boost to grow more and more in
the world of poker.

7. The fact that She had a true passion
for the game of poker is clearly
revealed from the steps that she took
in her life. Putting an end to her
student life, she started playing
poker in the legal card rooms in
Billings. When she had had enough of
help and guide from her brother, she
moved with her husband to Las Vegas
with the purpose of taking poker as a
full time profession.

8. Annie Duke has bagged a good number of awards in her
professional career as a poker player. Her achievements
that cannot be described a titles or awards, are also no
less in number. In addition to winning two minion US
dollars in the inaugural World Series of Poker
Tournament of Champions in the year of 2004, she also
has the credit of the maximum number of 'in the
money' finishes at the WSOP in the year of 2008.

9. Annie secured the 88th place in the Main Event of the
World Series of Poker in 2006. She also has the credit
of winning a World Series of Poker Bracelet in Omaha
HiLo. She has earned more than three million US dollars
in the tournament play. Annie Duke has also found to be
writing and speaking on subjects related to the game of
poker. At present, Annie feels reluctant to take part in
the women only poker tournaments stating that in this
game, the women can equally compete with the men.
http://www.annieduke.com/

10. Annie secured the 88th place in the Main Event of the
World Series of Poker in 2006. She also has the credit
of winning a World Series of Poker Bracelet in Omaha
HiLo. She has earned more than three million US dollars
in the tournament play. Annie Duke has also found to be
writing and speaking on subjects related to the game of
poker. At present, Annie feels reluctant to take part in
the women only poker tournaments stating that in this
game, the women can equally compete with the men.
http://www.annieduke.com/