Annie
Duke's Poker History
Annie
was born in Concord, New Hampshire and attended
Columbia University to major in both English and
Psychology, intending to become a professor. She
was in graduate school when her brother, Howard
Lederer (two-time WPT champion and World Series
of Poker bracelet winner) invited her to come
with him to Las Vegas during the WSOP. It was
here that he taught her the basic rules of Texas
Hold’em, and finally, after 5 years of graduate
school her frequent trips to Vegas got the better
of her, and she decided that the academic life
wasn’t for her. If everything befire this
had been the preface to her poker history, this
was chapter one. She began playing poker more
seriously, and Howard – impressed by her
budding skill -- eventually convinced her to play
at the WSOP where she took 13th place. In her
next tournament, she placed 3rd – quite
an improvement, huh?! She even knocked her brother
out of a tournament she went on to place as a
money winner in.
After this she and her family
moved to Las Vegas so she could play professionally,
and eventually became the most successful woman
in the history of the WSOP, earning over $500,000
and 11 final tables in just 8 years of playing.
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Name:
Annie Duke
Age: 43
Date of Birth: September 13,
1965
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire
Current Residence: Columbus,
Montana
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: Three daughters and
one son
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Major
Poker Accomplishments:
- 2005
World Series of Poker Event 28, $5,000 Limit
Hold'em (4th)
- 2004
World Poker Tour Ladies Night Out II No Limit
Texas Hold'em Event (3rd)
- 2004
World Poker Tour Finals, $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
(9th)
- 2004
World Series of Poker Event 20, $2,000 Omaha
Hi-Lo Split Champion
- 2003
World Series of Poker, $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Shootout (2nd)
- 2003
World Series of Poker, $2,500 Omaha H/L Split
(6th)
- 2001
World Series of Poker, $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
(6th)
- 2000
World Series of Poker, $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Main Event (10th)
- 1999
World Series of Poker, $5,000 Limit Hold'em
(2nd)
- 1998
World Series of Poker, $5,000 Seven Card Stud
(7th)
- 1996
World Series of Poker, $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
(6th)
- 1996
World Series of Poker, $2,500 Seven Card Stud
(2nd)
- 1995
World Series of Poker, $1,500 Omaha 8/OB (6th)
- 1995
World Series of Poker, $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
(6th)
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