Anne LaBarr "Annie" Duke (née
Lederer; September 13, 1965) is an
American professional
poker player and author. She holds a
World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet from 2004 and formerly was the leading money winner among women in WSOP history (a title currently held by
Vanessa Selbst). Duke won the 2004
World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the
National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010. She has written a number of instructional books for poker players, including
Decide to Play Great Poker and
The Middle Zone, and she published her autobiography,
How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker, in 2005.