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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he enjoyed betting on different card games at a young age. He found himself getting really aggressive in the above-mentioned card games while competing against his dad. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to compete in some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he played countless hours and lose most times. He earned some additional cash by being an assistant for the poker players. He judged he possibly could better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep 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 best gamblers would often compete against each other. He was able to access several of the greatest players in chess. With their help, Howard would hone his logical thinking techniques. He used these strategic concepts in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sibling Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the correct decision. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to move out to Sin City and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the strongest female players the poker arena ever. Howard relocated to Vegas in 1993 and participated in money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to play more tournaments.