Annie Duke

Home games were tough at the Lederer household in Concord, N.H. Young Annie saw no relief from her father Richard and brother Howard, who refused to cut her any slack at the poker table. In this highly educated home, Annie flourished. The product of two teachers, Annie began to hold her own during home games and excel in the classroom.

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Annie Duke Poker Results

EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE	DATE
41st World Series of Poker 2010 WSOP $1,000,000 Tournament of Champions	8th	$25,000	Jun 27, 2010
NBC National Heads up Championship Spotlight - No Limit Hold'em	1st	$500,000	Mar 5, 2010
L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 8 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship	19th	$45,770	Feb 26, 2010
Legends of Poker / WPT Event Season 8 No Limit Hold'em Media event	1st	$5,000	Jul 29, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #18 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo World Championship	8th	$58,049	Jun 7, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #3 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better	30th	$6,566	May 29, 2009
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Doyle Brunson Classic	76th	$21,620	Dec 19, 2008
39th World Series of Poker 2008 Event #33 - WSOP 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo World Championship 8 or Better	5th	$73,602	Jun 17, 2008
World Series of Poker Europe 2007 (WSOPE) WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship	21st	$57,685	Sep 16, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #50 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha World Championship	17th	$28,040	Jul 1, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #36 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo World Championship	13th	$15,134	Jun 21, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #5 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha & 7 Card Stud Hi / Lo	3rd	$75,210	Jun 3, 2007
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #39 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship WSOP FINAL	88th	$51,129	Aug 10, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #35 - WSOP 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	33rd	$2,868	Jul 24, 2006
36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #28 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	4th	$88,500	Jun 27, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #16 - WSOP Shootout - No Limit Hold'em	27th	$3,230	Jun 17, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #7 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	32nd	$7,705	Jun 8, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #4 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	16th	$10,135	Jun 5, 2005
World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 3 Event #18 - WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	9th	$166,478	Nov 17, 2004
Aruba Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 3 WPT No Limit Hold'em	106th	$7,000	Oct 1, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker Event #30 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	22nd	$8,980	May 18, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker Event #19 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	1st	$137,860	May 9, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker Event #18 - WSOP Shootout - No Limit Hold'em	11th	$5,000	May 8, 2004
Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship Season 2 Event #3 - Limit Hold'em	1st	$157,140	Apr 5, 2004
34th Annual World Series of Poker WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em	47th	$20,000	May 23, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker Event #25 - WSOP Shootout - Limit Hold'em	2nd	$60,000	May 9, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker Event #18 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	6th	$10,960	May 2, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker Event #15 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	16th	$7,100	Apr 29, 2003
Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship Season 1 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	2nd	$37,248	Apr 4, 2003
Ultimate Poker Classic WPT Season 1/ Caribbean Poker Classic Event #11 - Pot Limit 7 Card Stud	3rd	$1,990	Oct 13, 2002
Ultimate Poker Classic WPT Season 1/ Caribbean Poker Classic Event #4 - Limit Hold'em	5th	$470	Oct 9, 2002
The Four Queens Poker Classic Event #18 - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	6th	$16,369	Sep 23, 2001
32nd Annual World Series of Poker Event #8 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha	6th	$14,615	Apr 27, 2001
1st Annual World Poker Challenge Event #15 - Limit Hold'em	11th	$1,839	Jan 24, 2001
31st Annual World Series of Poker Event #25 - WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em	10th	$52,160	May 18, 2000
31st Annual World Series of Poker Event #22 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	13th	$7,810	May 14, 2000
Carnival of Poker No Limit Hold'em	6th	$37,100	Jan 27, 2000
30th Annual World Series of Poker Event #13 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	2nd	$110,000	May 8, 1999
30th Annual World Series of Poker Event #10 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	12th	$6,085	May 5, 1999
30th Annual World Series of Poker Event #7 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	11th	$9,210	May 2, 1999
29th Annual World Series of Poker Event #18 - WSOP Limit 7 Card Stud	7th	$15,600	May 8, 1998
29th Annual World Series of Poker Event #13 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	13th	$5,643	May 3, 1998
27th Annual World Series of Poker Event #21 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	6th	$23,363	May 11, 1996
27th Annual World Series of Poker Event #17 - WSOP Limit 7 Card Stud	2nd	$72,000	May 7, 1996
26th Annual World Series of Poker Event #10 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em	6th	$13,860	May 4, 1995
26th Annual World Series of Poker Event #8 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	11th	$6,588	May 2, 1995
26th Annual World Series of Poker Event #7 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	6th	$12,285	May 1, 1995
26th Annual World Series of Poker Event #1 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	18th	$6,720	Apr 25, 1995
25th Annual World Series of Poker Event #21 - WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em	26th	$16,800	May 6, 1994
25th Annual World Series of Poker Event #9 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	5th	$26,500	Apr 24, 1994
25th Annual World Series of Poker Event #1 - WSOP Limit Hold'em	14th	$7,230	Apr 16, 1994

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Annie Duke

Home games were tough at the Lederer household in Concord, N.H. Young Annie saw no relief from her father Richard and brother Howard, who refused to cut her any slack at the poker table. In this highly educated home, Annie flourished. The product of two teachers, Annie began to hold her own during home games and excel in the classroom.

After high school, Annie found herself in the Ivy League. She attended Columbia University, impressively completing a double major in Psychology and English. The next move was another member of the Ivy League, the University of Pennsylvania. Duke was five years into her quest for a doctorate when she packed up and moved from Philadelphia to Montana with her new husband Ben Duke.

The move to Montana proved to be very harsh on the Dukes, as they often found themselves toeing the poverty line. Annie decided to venture into the Billings back room poker games, the young girl sitting in a sea of testosterone. With a bankroll from her now professional poker-playing big brother, Duke was able to put in countless hours on the felt, becoming a great player in the process. Soon enough, the young couple’s financial problems were a thing of the past.

The Dukes decided to make the move to Las Vegas in 1994, after Annie took home $70,000 in her first World Series of Poker. It was obvious that Duke had found her calling in poker. She continued to prove that she was not just a good female player, but a great player, period.

“Poker is one of the only sports where a woman can compete on a totally equal footing with a man,” said Duke. Any doubters of her claim were forced to eat their words after Duke narrowly missed the 2000 main event final table while eight months pregnant. To this day, she refuses to enter any of the women-only events, choosing instead to drag pots in male dominated games.

Duke cemented her legacy in 2004 by claiming her first WSOP bracelet in an Omaha Hi-Lo event. That win earned her a seat at the invitation-only 2004 WSOP Tournament of Champions table. Duke navigated her way through nine of the greatest players on the planet, including her brother Howard Lederer, and was crowned champion of the winner-take-all event. Duke received $137,860 for her win, which, at the time, was the biggest prize ever awarded to a female poker player.

Celebrity was unavoidable for Duke. She was the new poster girl for poker; the woman who proved it wasn’t just a man’s game anymore. She released the book Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker, and appeared on programs such as the Colbert Report and The Late Show with David Letterman. She was a hot commodity, even by those in Hollywood. Duke exhibited some of her teaching skills when her top poker pupil, actor Ben Affleck, rode her instruction all the way to a win at the 2004 California Stake Poker Championship.

Duke continues to play poker, going deep in three 2007 WSOP events, including a final table, and a 21st place finish in the inaugural WSOP Europe Championship. Annette Obrestad took home the title, breaking Duke’s highest female payday record in the process.

When away from the tables, Duke spends time as an active member of Team Ultimate Bet, but her main focus is her family. She and Ben divorced in 2004, and Annie moved to Los Angeles with her four children, Maud, Leo, Lucy and Nelly. Duke now lives with her boyfriend, actor, producer and poker junkie, Joe Reitman. She states that her ambition in life is “to be the best mom she can be, while still managing a poker career.” With nearly $3.5 million in career tournament winnings, Duke has the ability to take all the family time she needs.