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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he loved playing various card games at a young age. He found himself becoming very competitive in the above-mentioned card games while playing his father. After finishing high school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a little bit and moved away to New York City to participate in some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were tough as he would play countless hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by being an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he possibly could better his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention more on poker.

The actual improvement in his game happened when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best players would frequently challenge one another. Howard had access into some of the best minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would sharpen his logical thinking abilities. He used these strategic concepts in the game of NL holdem.

Howard 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 proper choice. He told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest women players the poker world ever. Howard Lederer relocated to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and played cash games for the following decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard decided to play more tournaments.