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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he enjoyed betting on different card games at a young age. He found himself becoming really aggressive in the above-mentioned card games as he was playing his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to place college on hold for a little while and moved to New York to compete in some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he played many hours and lost most times. He earned some extra cash by being an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he might better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus attention more on poker.

The actual advancement in his game began when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable players would often compete against one another. Howard had access into some of the best minds in chess. With their help, he would tweak his logical thinking skills. He applied these strategic concepts to the game of NL texas hold’em.

Howard also helped his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of poker as she constantly asked questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard Lederer told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. She is one of the strongest women players the poker world ever. He headed to Sin City in 1993 and participated in cash games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.