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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five where he enjoyed taking part in various card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games while playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a little bit and moved to New York to play some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he would play countless hours and fail to win most times. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he might boost his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and concentrate more on the game.

The definite improvement in his skills happened when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best players would often play against one another. He was able to access a number of the best players in chess. With their help, he would tweak his cunning thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of No-Limit hold’em.

He also assisted 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 told Annie Duke to head out to Las Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie is one of the strongest women players the poker world today. He headed to Las Vegas in 1993 and competed in cash games for the subsequent decade. When the WPT gained popularity, Howard made the decision to play more tournaments.