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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he enjoyed participating in different card games when he was young. He found himself getting very competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a bit and moved to New York City to participate in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he played countless hours and lose most times. He made some additional money by being an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he could better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus even more on poker.

The actual improvement in his abilities began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would regularly challenge each other. Howard was able to access several of the best minds in chess. With their help, he would sharpen his cunning thinking abilities. He applied these strategic concepts to the game of NL texas hold’em.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie was a superb student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Sin City and compete in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world today. Howard Lederer moved to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and played cash games for the following 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.