Annie Duke

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

When it comes to women making money in the game of poker, Annie Duke is one of the best in the business.

Having grown up in a card-playing household in New Hampshire, Duke learned to play poker with her family and followed her brother Howard Lederer into a pro poker career after giving up her doctorate research at the University of Pennsylvania to get married and move to Montana.

She started out playing in some local cardrooms and then... Read More >>

Trivia

Came in second in Celebrity Apprentice 2 in 2009
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
Coached stars like Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Ashton Kutcher on their poker game.
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
2009 WSOP, Event 18 - $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship	8th	$58,049
2009 WSOP, Event 3 - $1500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	30th	$6,566
WPT Season 7, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic	76th	$21,620
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
WPT Specials, WPT Ladies Night I	3rd	$0
2003 WSOP, Event 15, No-Limit Hold'em	16th	$7,100
1996 WSOP, Event 17, Limit Seven-Card Stud	2nd	$72,000
1999 WSOP, Event 13, No-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$110,000
1994 WSOP, Event 9, Limit Hold'em	5th	$26,500
2003 WSOP, Event 18, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	6th	$10,960
1995 WSOP, Event 7, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	6th	$12,285
1995 WSOP, Event 10, Pot-Limit Hold'em	6th	$13,860
1996 WSOP, Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em	6th	$23,363
2001 WSOP, Event 8, Pot-Limit Omaha	6th	$14,615
1998 WSOP, Event 18, Limit Seven-Card Stud	7th	$15,600
2000 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2000	10th	$52,160
1995 WSOP, Event 8, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	11th	$6,588
1999 WSOP, Event 7, No-Limit Hold'em	11th	$9,210
1999 WSOP, Event 10, Limit Hold'em	12th	$6,085
1998 WSOP, Event 13, Limit Hold'em	13th	$5,643
2000 WSOP, Event 22, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	13th	$7,810
1994 WSOP, Event 1, $1,500 Limit Hold'em	14th	$7,230
1995 WSOP, Event 1, Limit Hold'em	18th	$6,720
1994 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 1994	26th	$16,800

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Player Statistics

Cashes	34
Total Winnings	$906,067
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

Aggressiveness 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