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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five in which he liked gambling on various card games when he was young. He found himself getting very competitive in these card games as he was competing against his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little while and moved to New York to play some big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were rough as he played many hours and don’t win a majority of the time. He earned some additional cash by being an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he possibly could boost his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to get more rest and concentrate even more on the game.

The definite improvement in his skills began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would frequently challenge one another. Howard had access into a number of the foremost players in chess. With their help, he would hone his logical thinking skills. Howard used these strategic concepts in the game of NL hold’em.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the strongest female players the poker world has ever seen. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to participate in more tournaments.