Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed playing various card games at a young age. He found himself getting very competitive in these particular card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a little while and headed to New York City to participate in some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s first 2 years were difficult as he played many hours and don’t win a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by being an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he possibly could better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention even more on poker.
The definite improvement in his skills happened when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best gamblers would frequently wager against each other. Howard had access into some of the greatest players in chess. With their help, Howard would hone his strategic thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of NL Texas Holdem.
Howard Lederer also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. She was a superb student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. He told Annie to move out to Sin City and compete in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie Duke is one of the strongest women players the poker world has ever seen. Howard Lederer headed to Sin City in 1993 and played cash games for the successive decade. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard decided to compete in more tournaments.
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