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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he liked participating in different card games when he was young. He found himself becoming really aggressive in these particular card games while playing his dad. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a bit and moved away to New York City to play some serious chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were difficult as he would play countless hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some extra cash by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he might improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and focus even more on the game.

The actual improvement in his abilities happened when he started wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable gamblers would regularly challenge each other. He had access into a number of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would tweak his cunning thinking abilities. Howard applied these strategic concepts to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was a great student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper decision. He told Annie Duke to head out to Sin City and compete in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the greatest women players the poker world has ever seen. Howard Lederer moved to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in money games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he decided to participate in more tournaments.