Annie Duke

Name: Annie Duke
Nickname: The Duchess of Poker
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
Birth Date: September 13, 1965
Birth Place: Concord, N.H. , United States
Poker Room: Ultimate Bet

Trivia

Mother of four
Member of Team UB and is a spokesperson for Ultimate Bet
Author of the book Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker
Tutored Ben Affleck
Has a double major in English and psychology from Columbia University
Former doctoral candidate in cognitive psychology
Received a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study cognitive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania
Appeared on both The Late Show with David Letterman and The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo...	5th	$73,602
2007 WSOPE, Event 3, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event	21st	£30,770
2007 WSOP, Event 50, World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha	17th	$28,040
2007 WSOP, Event 36, World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split...	13th	$15,134
2007 WSOP, Event 5, Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	3rd	$75,210
2006 WSOP, Event 39, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship...	88th	$51,129
2006 WSOP, Event 35, Seven-Card Hi-Lo Split	33rd	$2,868
2005 WSOP, Event 28, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	4th	$88,500
2005 WSOP, Event 16, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	53rd	$3,230
2005 WSOP, Event 7, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys	32nd	$7,705
2005 WSOP, Event 4, $1,500 Limit Hold'em	16th	$10,135
2004 WSOP, Event 30, No-Limit Hold'em	22nd	$8,980

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Player Statistics

Cashes	12
Total Winnings	$395,303
First Place Finishes	0
WSOP Bracelets	0

Player Analysis of Annie Duke

Description

Annie is articulate and attractive which makes her a natural for television. Annie plays all of the limit games well. She worked hard on her game when she was an up-and- coming player and is one of the top two all-around female poker players, Jennifer Harman being the other. Annie is the leading money winner among women at the World Series of Poker.

As of late, most of Annie’s time is dedicated to being a mother, working for UltimateBet, and tending to activities related to her role in the explosion of poker.

Best Game

Omaha Eight-or-Better

Weakness

Very chatty when she's winning

Annie Duke's Score

5.6/10

Agressiveness 6
Looseness 3
Limit 7
No-Limit 4
Side Games 6
Steam Control 6
Against Strong Players 5
Tournaments 6
Short-Handed 6
Against Weak Players 7

Amusing Anecdote

Annie used to make a habit of sitting behind the better players and watching them for an hour or so. I let Annie sit behind me one time, although I was unaccustomed to having anyone watch the way I played. I didn’t say anything because Annie had always been very nice to me and she was a relative beginner at that point anyway.

After 30 minutes or so Annie said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t sit behind you anymore. The other players have complained privately to me that you play better when I’m watching you.”

Analysis brought to you by Barry Greenstein