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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he loved participating in numerous card games at a young age. He found himself getting really aggressive in these particular card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a bit and headed to New York City to play some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were rough as he played many hours and lose most times. He made some additional cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he might improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus attention even more on the game.

The actual improvement in his game began when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best gamblers would often compete against one another. He was able to access a few of the foremost players in chess. With their assistance, he would sharpen his logical thinking skills. Howard applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie Duke is one of the greatest female players the poker world ever. He relocated to Vegas in 1993 and competed in cash games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.