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Read MoreAnnie Duke
Author, Speaker and Decision Strategist
Annie is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. In 2018 Annie’s first book for general audiences, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, quickly became a national bestseller.
As a former professional poker player, she has won more than $4 million in tournament poker. During her career, Annie won a World Series of Poker bracelet and is the only woman to have won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the NBC National Poker Heads-Up Championship. She retired from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Annie is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is also a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute.
Annie’s Timeline
Academic Foundation, 1987
Before even playing poker, Annie double-majored in English and psychology, then went on to pursue a doctorate in cognitive linguistics....
Read MoreApril 4, 1987Awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1998
Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania after graduating with a double major in English and Psychology from Columbia University....
Read MoreMarch 28, 1988Beginner’s Luck, 1992
After being encouraged by her brother, Annie played in the Crystal Lounge in Billings, Montana before moving to Las Vegas to play professionally....
Read MoreMarch 28, 1992Delivered first speech on strategic decision making, 2002
Spoke to the leadership of a privately-owned hedge fund, Parallax Fund, L.P....
Read MoreMay 3, 2002Winner of WSOP Tournament of Champions, 2004
The same year that Annie bested a field of 234 players to win her first WSOP, she also won the Tournament of Champions...
Read MoreMarch 28, 2004Won her first WSOP bracelet, 2004
Annie bested a field of 234 players to win her first WSOP bracelet...
Read MoreApril 4, 2004Authored First Book, 2005
Annie wrote her autobiography How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker....
Read MoreMay 3, 2005Co-Founded Ante Up for Africa, 2007
Annie joined up with a friend to create charity poker tournaments that raised more than $700,000 over four years....
Read MoreMarch 28, 2007SHOWCASED HER TRIVIA SKILLS ON 1 VS 100, 2007
Appeared on the hit NBC game show hosted by Bob Saget, where she competed against a mob of 100 other contestants...
Read MoreMay 3, 2007Finalist on Celebrity Apprentice, 2009
Annie was the second place victor in Season 8, raising $700,000 for her selected charity, Refugees International...
Read MoreMay 3, 2009Won NBC National Heads’-Up Poker Championship, 2010
After taking time off from poker to put her family first, Annie returned to the table and won....
Read MoreMay 3, 2010Appeared on hit TV Show, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, 2010
Was a contestant on the hit TV Show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...
Read MoreMay 3, 2010First Poker Strategy Book Published, 2011
Annie wrote her first book Decide to Play Great Poker, a strategy book for no-limit hold’em, was published in June 2011....
Read MoreMarch 28, 2011Became a Moth Storyteller, 2011
Annie took the stage for the first time to tell her story “A House Divided” in front of a live audience...
Read MoreMay 3, 2011Became a board member for After School All-Stars, 2013
Annie joined Arnold Schwarzenegger at After School All-Stars to help provide comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them succeed in school and in life....
Read MoreApril 4, 2013How I Decide, 2014
Launched nonprofit to help young people develop the essential life skills of critical thinking and decision making....
Read MoreMarch 28, 2014Joined the franklin institute board, 2016
Annie was asked to join the board of directors of the Franklin Institute, one of America’s oldest and greatest museums....
Read MoreJuly 11, 2016Wrote First Book for General Audiences, 2018
Her new book, Thinking In Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, teaches readers to get comfortable with uncertainty and make smarter decisions in any situation...
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2018