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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he enjoyed participating in different card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting very competitive in the above-mentioned card games while playing his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a bit and moved away to New York City to compete in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he played extensive hours and lost most times. He made some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he might better his game by balancing his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to get more sleep and concentrate even more on the game.

The definite advancement in his skills began when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest gamblers would regularly compete against one another. Howard had access into a number of the foremost minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard would sharpen his logical thinking abilities. He used these strategy ideas in the game of No-Limit hold’em.

He also helped his sibling Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard Lederer told Annie to move out to Sin City and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the best women players the poker world today. He moved to Sin City in 1993 and competed in money games for the following 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.