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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he loved betting on various card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games as he was competing against his dad. After finishing high school, Howard made a decision to put higher education on hold for a little while and moved away to New York to compete in 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 difficult as he would play many hours and fail to win most times. He earned some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he could better his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more rest and focus more on the game.

The definite 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 greatest players would frequently challenge one another. He had access into a number of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, he would tweak his logical thinking skills. Howard applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL texas hold’em.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie was a great student of poker as she constantly asked questions about how to make the correct choice. Howard Lederer told Annie to move out to Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the strongest women players the poker arena today. Howard relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the successive decade. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.