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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed playing various card games when he was young. He found himself getting really aggressive in the above-mentioned card games as he was competing against his father. After graduating from 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 big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were tough as he played many hours and lose most times. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he could improve his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more rest and concentrate more on poker.

The real advancement in his abilities happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest gamblers would regularly challenge each other. Howard had access into a few of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would hone his logical thinking techniques. He applied these strategic concepts to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

He also helped his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. Howard told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the best women players the poker world today. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in 1993 and played cash games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.