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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he loved playing different card games at a young age. He found himself becoming really competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was competing against his father. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little while and headed to New York City to participate in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he played countless hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he possibly could improve his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more sleep and focus attention even more on the game.

The definite improvement in his abilities happened when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would often challenge each other. Howard was able to access a few of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his strategic thinking abilities. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of NL texas hold’em.

Howard also helped his sister Annie Duke master poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the correct choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Sin City and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world has ever seen. He moved to Sin City in 1993 and competed in cash games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard made the decision to play more tournaments.