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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five where he enjoyed gambling on numerous card games at a young age. He found himself getting really competitive in the above-mentioned card games while competing against his dad. After finishing high school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a little while and headed to New York City to compete in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he would play countless hours and fail to win most times. He earned some additional cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he might boost his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and focus more on poker.

The definite advancement in his game happened when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest players would regularly wager against one another. He had access into some of the foremost players in chess. With their assistance, he would hone his logical thinking skills. He applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL holdem.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was an excellent student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. He told Annie Duke to head out to Sin City and compete in the WSOP competition. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker world has ever seen. Howard Lederer moved to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and participated in cash games for the following 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.