Annie is freaking out because I am so behind on work. I have a billion backlogged emails and don't know how to catch up! The kids start school next week so that should free up some time but I feel like the anvil just fell on my head.

Ante Up for Africa 2

I was going to write something awesome about the Ante Up for Africa event we just held at the WSOP which raised almost $400K.  I was going to talk about the great celebs and poker pros that showed up to support the cause and how overwhelming the generosity of the community is every time we do one of these events.  But gene bromberg wrote such a great blog about it that I am just going to link it here;

http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-blog-post/Its-Time-to-Ante-Up/2668

Enjoy!

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Annie Duke Interview with Poker News Daily

Annie Duke Interview with Poker News Daily

Posted on 21 July 2008

Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker?

Duke: When I was 16 years-old, my brother went to New York in order to learn how to play chess. He read all of the... [more]

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Lara thanks Annie for her great advice

Dear Annie,

Thank you so much for the phone lesson on Feb. 5th. I really appreciate the time you spent talking to me. I learned a lot, but more than anything, I felt so confident and motivated after the lesson. I tried your recommendation of going to $5 sit-n-goes and playing like a total maniac. At first, it was very uncomfortable, but after a while it was fun to see what I could get away with. I kept track of how many hands and I won and how many I lost. I was amazed at the power of... [more]

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