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| '''Annie Duke''' (born in ]) is a professional ] player. | '''Annie Duke''' (born in ]) is a professional ] player. | ||
| She is one of the most famous ] poker players, along with ]. She is the sister of ], another professional poker player, who taught her how to play. As of 2004, Duke has won one ] bracelet and more than $500,000 in tournament play. | She is one of the most famous ] poker players, along with ]. She is the sister of ], another professional poker player, who taught her how to play. As of ], Duke has won one ] bracelet and more than $500,000 in tournament play. | ||
| She was awarded a ] to attend graduate school at the ] to study ]. | She was awarded a ] to attend graduate school at the ] to study ], but after five years decided to leave academia to pursue a family life and other opportunities in ]. In ] she started playing poker full time. | ||
| Duke has 4 children and resides in ]. | Duke has 4 children and resides in ]. | ||
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Annie Duke (born in Concord, New Hampshire) is a professional poker player.
She is one of the most famous female poker players, along with Kathy Liebert. She is the sister of Howard Lederer, another professional poker player, who taught her how to play. As of 2004, Duke has won one World Series of Poker bracelet and more than $500,000 in tournament play.
She was awarded a NSF Fellowship to attend graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania to study cognitive psychology, but after five years decided to leave academia to pursue a family life and other opportunities in 1992. In 1994 she started playing poker full time.
Duke has 4 children and resides in Billings, Montana.
She has gotten much publicity lately because she tutored Ben Affleck in poker and he has since gone on to win the 2004 California State Poker Championship.