The Player

Back in the 90s, before poker was remotely cool, Annie Duke anted up for the best reason possible: to support her husband and kids. She ranked among a small coterie of females at the table and played in some of the highest cash games of the day. In the years since, Duke has snagged $3.5m in tournament winnings on top of her big cash game profits.

You’re in the process of finishing your second book. I assume the subject is poker?

It’s a decision-making book, taking poker as a starting point. The idea is that when you play poker you make decisions under conditions of uncertainty.