In 2004, Anne Duke was in the final of the World Series of Poker. She was up against the top two poker players in the world, Phil Helmuth and Howard Lederer (who happened to be her older brother). And the jackpot was $2 million. Annie won, but that’s not the entire story. It’s how she won that became legendary.
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