Duke, Annie

Annie Duke won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet, the $2 million top prize in the WSOP's Tournament of Champions, and, in 2010, the NBC Heads-Up Championship, taking home the $500,000 winner's purse. As an industry advocate and proponent of online poker, she has appeared as an expert witness before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary and Financial Services committees. She also gained international recognition through her appearance on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice in 2009, finishing as runner-up to Joan Rivers. She is the author of two other books, Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bl...