Annie Duke Biography
 Annie Duke is currently a consultant and high profile media 'voice' for Ultimate Bet Poker. As a high-stakes tournament pro, mother of 4 and with a busy TV and writing schedule, Annie Duke has provided inspiration to players worldwide as a role-model for the poker industry.
With an extremely impressive tournament record and cash game results to match, many people would be surprised to find out that Annie's first ambition was to follow her parents into teaching. While her degree and unfinished PhD both demonstrate a sharp mind, it is tournament poker that Annie Duke has made her biggest mark in.
Annie Duke Biography - The World Series Of Poker
With a coveted WSOP bracelet in the Omaha Hi-Lo split event in 2004 already under her belt, Annie's world series record is certainly impressive. Her 10th place finish in the 2000 main event marked the longest lasting female contestant. Most impressive of all though is her record for knocking out her Brother and poker professional - Howard Lederer. Not only eliminating him in the 2000 ME, but no less than in 4 separate events in 2004!
Annie Duke Biography - Other Notable Tournament Successes
Annie has a long list of successes which underline that she is far from another 'World Series One Hit Wonder'. These include first place in the 2004 Tournament Of Champions for a cool $2 million and win in the California State Poker Championships. Annie Dukes total tournament winnings at the time of writing are more than $3,600,000.
Annie Duke Biography - TV and Media
While Annie is a regular on the bigger poker shows including Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker, she has also made it big enough in the celebrity world to appear on regular gameshows and lifestyle programs too. This has included appearances on Celebrity Apprentice (an all-star version of Donald Trump's 'Apprentice' show), NBC's 1 vs 100 and Deal or No Deal. Annie also writes a regular column, many of her articles can be found at Ultimate Bet.
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Annie is ambassador and consultant for Ultimate Bet poker - and strives to ensure that the rules and tournament structures are as close to a real tournaments as possible. We recommend Ultimate Bet as a great place to play online poker, and with one of the biggest bonuses (a 111% match up to $1100 on your first deposit with bonus code PBKLUB) of all reputable online poker sites a profitable destination too. Check out Ultimate Bet Poker for yourself now!
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