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Howard Lederer lived in a family of five where he loved betting on different card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting really aggressive in these card games while competing against his father. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little bit and moved away to New York City to compete in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he played countless hours and don’t win a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he could improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to get more rest and focus attention more on the game.

The real advancement in his skills happened when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest players would regularly wager against each other. He was able to access a number of the best players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his logical thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the correct decision. Howard Lederer told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker world ever. Howard moved to Sin City in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in cash games for the successive decade. When the WPT gained popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.