TV, Media And Annie Duke

Her TV appearances have been raved about as much as her game plan and presence at the poker tables amidst men. In fact, Annie Duke made her TV appearance on January 30, 2006, to become the first in poker to appear nationally on The Colbert Report. Her interview covered her views on the game, her game plan strategies, and her book and of course the main reason for her being invited to the show - the feeling of being a woman at the male dominated poker tables and national and international events. Annie Duke also made an appearance in the year 2006 on The Game Show Network.

That year the GSN premiered a special in hr honor called - Annie Duke Takes on the World. The show highlighted the pro at the game alongside amateur poker players. Beyond these two extremely popular shows, Annie Duke also made her empowering presence felt on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. On this one she was captured on camera displaying her skills at Elimination Blackjack. The limelight and specials do not stop here. Annie Duke fans need to know more!

She has also appeared in December 2006 as ‘member of the Mob' on the 1 vs. 100 hosted by NBC. In the show she remained the only non-eliminated celeb who actually correctly answered every question! So much for brains and brawn! The sojourn continued and Annie Duke reappeared on the show regularly for the next few weeks. She kept answering questions correctly and made it to the Christmas Day episode. On answering thirty five consecutive questions she became the longest running member of the mob on 1 vs. 100. In 2007,

Annie Duke appeared on the special "Last Man Standing". She survived the rules and the questioning and became one of the last five of 100 contestants. When eliminated she was alongside the likes of Ken Jennings. Annie Duke's tryst with destiny and of course the media continues. She has also made it to the NBC special Poker After Dark , not once but three times but somehow left the prize money behind. For fans watching this woman of substance on screen is enough. The Deal or no Deal show again a show hosted by NBC in March 2008, saw Duke appearing in support of a contestant called Mary Beth Holtzheimer.

The contestant took a $341,000 deal and was confronted by two cases. It was at this very exciting time that she found out that her own case (#13) was the one with the $1,000,000. At the game, Annie Duke offered Mary Beth a dinner, private poker lessons and a special invitation to attend an All Ladies Poker league; but the offer was not accepted. Nevertheless, Annie Duke's presence earned her a huge fan following and made a national craze overnight. She became coach alongside Phil Hellmuth Jr., on Fox Sports Network - Best Damn Poker Show. This special is sponsored by UltimateBet, a dedicated poker site. Her appearances on television have given a number of women the strength to pursue their favorite game - poker.