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Annie Duke
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| Mostly Credited As: | Annie Duke |
| Birth Name: | Annie Lederer |
| Date Of Birth: | September 13, 1965 (Age 44) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Concord, New Hampshire |
Annie Duke was born September 13, 1965, in Concord, New Hampshire to a family that had card playing in their blood. Both of Annie's parents are teachers, with her father having taught at the prestigious Saint Paul's Prep School in New Hampshire. At the age of 18, Annie matriculated into Columbia Univeristy, where she majored in English and Psychology. After finished at Columbia, she moved on to the University of Pennsylvania to work on her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology.
She then left graduate school one month before defending her Ph.D. work to get married to Ben Duke. After they were married, the couple moved to Billings, Montana, where Annie got her start playing poker in local card rooms to help pay the mortgage, and the rest, is history. In 1994, at the suggestion of her brother professional poker player Howard Lederer, she played in her first World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In the course of play at the tournament, Annie knocked out her brother to place 13th. After that, she and her husband moved to Las Vegas in order for Annie to become a professional poker player. From that point on, Annie became established as one of the best poker players in the world.
However, what is most likely Annie's biggest feat came in 2004, when she won her first World Series of Poker bracelet , defeating 230 other players to win the Omaha Hi/Lo Split tournament. She then went on to defeat 8 other players, one of which was her brother, in the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, in which she won $2 million dollars in the winner take all event.
It is with all of this success, Annie will be continuing to take the poker world by storm in many years to come.
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Annie Duke was born September 13, 1965, in Concord, New Hampshire to a family that had card playing in their blood. Both of Annie's parents are teachers, with her father having taught at the prestigious Saint Paul's Prep School in New Hampshire. At the age of 18, Annie matriculated into Columbia Univeristy, where she majored in English and Psychology. After finished at Columbia, she moved on to the University of Pennsylvania to work on her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology.
She then left graduate school one month before defending her Ph.D. work to get married to Ben Duke. After they were married, the couple moved to Billings, Montana, where Annie got her start playing poker in local card rooms to help pay the mortgage, and the rest, is history. In 1994, at the suggestion of her brother professional poker player Howard Lederer, she played in her first World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In the course of play at the tournament, Annie knocked out her brother to place 13th. After that, she and
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Annie is a professional poker player.
| She left school one month before defending her PhD work.
| Annie won $2 million dollars in the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.
| Annie is considered to be one of the most successful women poker players.
| She won her first World Series of Poker Braclet in 2004, playing Omaha Hi-Lo Split.
| Some of Annie's favorite movies are All the President's Men and All That Jazz.
| Annie started playing poker when she was 22.
| At the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, Annie was eliminated on the first day.
| Annie is a consultant for poker site UltimateBet.com.
| Some of Annie's nicknames include "The Duchess of Poker", "The Duke", and "Annie Legend".
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