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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he liked playing numerous card games when he was young. He found himself getting really aggressive in these card games while competing against his father. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a bit and headed to New York to participate in some big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were rough as he played many hours and do not win most times. He earned some additional money by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he possibly could better his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention even more on poker.

The real improvement in his skills began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable players would regularly compete against one another. He was able to access several of the best players in chess. With their assistance, he would sharpen his strategic thinking abilities. He used these strategy ideas in the game of NL texas hold’em.

He also helped his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was an excellent student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to head out to Sin City and compete in the WSOP competition. Annie Duke is one of the best women players the poker arena has ever seen. Howard headed to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in money games for the successive 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.