Women who graduate from Columbia University usually find themselves at the corner office of major law firms, or heading up successful medical practices in major cities throughout the country. If you’re Annie Duke however, you took your smarts and put them to work at the poker table. A ruthless, highly-intelligent player, Duke has moved removed the term “women” from the title “One of the best women poker players in the world”.
Duke’s humble beginning led to learning the game by necessity. When she and her husband first started their family, they were struggling to make ends meet in Montana, living check to check as both tried to jump start their respective careers. Always a good card player, Annie started playing in backroom games around town to earn a little money, honing her craft along the way. She made enough to get the family on its feet (and then some) and at age 42, she’s got a WSOP title and almost $1,500,000 in career earnings under her belt.
Annie Duke’s life has never been easy, but it certainly has been inspiring. When the poker boom hit, Annie turned her new found popularity into a best-selling autobiography, “Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker”, and even gained a fan in A-lister Ben Affleck, who became her star poker pupil during his own quest for a WSOP championship.
Annie Duke remains one of the most recognized faces in the world of professional poker.
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