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Howard Lederer lived in a family of five in which he enjoyed participating in different card games when he was young. He found himself getting very aggressive in these card games while competing against his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little while and moved away to New York to compete in some serious 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 tough as he played countless hours and lose most times. He earned some additional money by being an assistant for the poker players. He believed he could boost his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to get more sleep and focus even more on poker.

The real improvement in his game happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would often challenge each other. Howard had access into a number of the best players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his strategic thinking techniques. Howard used these strategy concepts in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

He also helped his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie Duke was an excellent student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world today. Howard Lederer headed to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and participated in money games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard made the decision to participate in more tournaments.