Last time I told you about Phil Hellmuth because he is a professional player that would encourage a UB bonus, and today I will tell you about another UB representative: Annie Duke. One of the most successful lady poker pros of this time, Duke won a World Series of Poker title in 2004 in an Omaha Hi-Low tournament. You'll probably know her brother, Howard Lederer. Duke grew up with Lederer in New Hampshire, and he was the person that eventually taught her how to play poker.

Duke has been representing UB and the UB bonus for 10 years now. She's done quite well since she started playing professionally, as she's cashed for over $4 million in live MTT poker. Her most successful finish in the WSOP Main Event was 10th place in 2000, the year she started with UB and the year she also had her 3rd child. She's cashed in the WSOP an impressive 37 times, bringing her total WSOP cashes to $1.1 million in total, and she won $2 million in the WSOP Tournament of Champions back in 2004.

Being female helps but isn't the sole reason Duke is a famous poker professional. She tutored Ben Affleck to poker success in 2004 when he won the California State Poker Championship. She's been on the Colbert Report (the first poker player to do so), she's appeared on the show 1 vs 100 three times, and she appeared on Deal or No Deal one time. She is also well known for participating in Celebrity Apprentice in 2009 where she came 2nd behind Joan Rivers despite the fact that she collected three times more cash for her charity, Refugees International. Also consider that you'll find her on UB's Best Damn Poker Show, and you have to wonder how she ever has time to play any poker hands.

Duke proudly supports American poker online, and she speaks up when she thinks something is wrong. She publically dislikes the rule that players are not allowed to have logos on their clothes during select live tournaments. One quote from her on this subject: 'We are not even slaves. We're people paying to pick the cotton.' There's no doubt that Duke has taken advantage of the fact she's one of a few women in the game, but she disagrees with the fact that there are tournaments open only to women. In her words, "Poker is one of the few sports where a woman can compete on a totally equal footing with a man, so I don't understand why there's a ladies only tournament." It doesn't come as a surprise that as a result, she refuses to participate in ladies only tournaments.

Annie Duke is an excellent representative for both UB and poker in general. When people see her on TV, it encourages them to play on legal US poker sites and participate in one of the best games around. You can join her at the tables on UB - make a UB download today!