Annie Duke

Dear Annie: I’ve been playing in brick and mortar casinos for over 8 years now, and everyone (almost) is friendly – there are some occasional remarks and some of what you’ve said in your book – the “I won’t be beaten by a GIRL” type stuff, but in general, once men get to know that [...]

Hi Annie, My question has to do with the first few levels of a NL tournament. The traditional view is to play tight because the blinds are so small in relation to your stack. But there is an opposite theory, that says you should play loose from the get go, to take advantage of this [...]

Hey Annie, I just wanted some advice. Needless to say I love poker, a LOT.  It’s all I watch on TV; read about; think about; and even dream about. I feel I am an above average player and I need to start building my bankroll, the problem is that the low limit tables like 1-3 [...]

Thanks for all of your emails – although I can’t respond to each one individually I thoroughly enjoy reading them.  Keep them coming though – each month I choose a question and publish the answer on my site!   To help with the overwhelming questions submitted, I am creating a new section on my site [...]