Annie Duke is perhaps the most recognized and respected American female poker player. A mother of four children, Annie learned to play poker and games of all sorts at a young age. Her father and brother were her tutors, and she took their lessons and built her own winning strategy. Annie has more than 30 cashes in the WSOP and she owns one gold bracelet. Her largest single cash came in the 2004 Tournament of Champions, when she won the title and pocked a cool $2,000,000. Annie begins play with 277,000 chips.