NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?
Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he loved betting on numerous card games at a young age. He found himself becoming very competitive in these card games while playing his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little while and relocated to New York to play some serious chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were difficult as he played countless hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some additional cash by being an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he could improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to acquire more rest and focus more on poker.
The actual advancement in his game happened when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would often challenge each other. Howard had access into several of the foremost minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard would hone his strategic thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.
Howard Lederer also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. He told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the greatest female players the poker world has ever seen. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in 1993 and played money games for the following 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.