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Howard Lederer lived in a family of five where he enjoyed gambling on numerous card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very competitive in these particular card games while playing his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little bit and relocated to New York City to participate in some formidable chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were difficult as he would play many hours and do not win a majority of the time. He earned some extra cash by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he could improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to acquire more rest and concentrate even more on poker.

The actual advancement in his game happened when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest gamblers would frequently compete against one another. Howard was able to access a few of the greatest minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his strategic thinking skills. He used these strategy concepts in the game of No-Limit hold’em.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the proper decision. He told Annie to move out to Sin City and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie is one of the strongest women players the poker world ever. Howard headed to Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the successive decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.