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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he liked playing numerous card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games while playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a little while and headed to New York City to compete in some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he would play many hours and fail to win most times. He earned some additional cash by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he might better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus even more on poker.

The real advancement in his game began when he started wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable gamblers would regularly play against one another. Howard was able to access several of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his strategic thinking skills. Howard used these strategic concepts in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. He told Annie to move out to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the strongest women players the poker world today. He headed to Sin City in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in cash games for the successive decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, he decided to compete in more tournaments.