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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he enjoyed taking part in various card games when he was young. He discovered himself becoming really aggressive in these card games as he was playing his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little while and relocated to New York City to compete in some big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were rough as he would play extensive hours and lose a majority of the time. He made some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he might improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an effort to acquire more sleep and focus even more on the game.

The real improvement in his game began when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest gamblers would frequently challenge each other. Howard had access into several of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would hone his logical thinking techniques. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master poker. Annie was a superb student of poker 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 play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. She is one of the greatest female players the poker arena has ever seen. He headed to Las Vegas in 1993 and played cash games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.