Annie Duke - The Poker Celeb

Annie Duke has made her contribution back to society much more than many new age celebs. She was easily the main donor on the 2009 Donald Trump reality television show. When she appeared on Celebrity Apprentice, Annie Duke raised a lot of money for the charity she supports - Refugees International. The donations was adjudged much more than made by any other previous contestant. Annie Duke made it to the finals from a field of 16 competitors.

She overshot her rival Joan Rivers all through the show to become the ‘darling of the people'. Not only did she flaunt a fund raising stance that was more than three times that of Rivers', but she also ranked among the ones to crack the five final criteria in the final task. As an author, Annie Duke focuses mainly on her game - poker. She writes extensively on poker related subjects and to basically promote the organizations dedicated to the table game. Annie Duke has been an active spokesperson for UltimateBet since 2000 and has contributed positively to the online poker website, via articles and blogs. She openly shows a preference for Omaha HiLo.

Duke has penned an autobiography in 2005, called ‘How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at The World Series of Poker'. Some confession! As a part of the WSOP Poker Academy, she teaches at the poker school. In this capacity, Annie Duke has appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Her goodness of heart comes from the fact that she is so ever willing to donate and even here, she donated a WSOP Academy Experience Package that was auctioned and the proceeds were forwarded to the Humane Society. Today Annie Duke is a popular name and one taken with a lot of respect in the world of poker.

She has proved herself as both, an author and a Professional Poker Player. Beyond her fame for having won two million US dollars at the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (inaugural run) in 2004, Annie Duke is reputed as a TV star and ‘celeb with a heart'. The life and achievements of Annie Duke either as a family person, an author or a poker player cannot be contained in any volume or series of books. Her journey from the humble beginnings at Concord in New Hampshire and the influence of her father, Richard Lederer - a linguist and writer - has had an immense impact on the life and times of Annie Duke.

Her brother and a sister are very poker oriented. Her stance at writing is not new also, considering that beyond her father, Katy Lederer her sister is a renowned poet and author. Katy has immortalized the family in her work: Poker Face: A Girlhood among Gamblers, a book about the Lederers. Annie Duke is a living legend and lives like one. She completely revolutionized the world of poker which until her arrival was thought of as a male domain. She took no time at all to win over fans and critics and give rivals something to reflect upon.