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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five in which he liked participating in various card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very competitive in these particular card games as he was playing his dad. After finishing high school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a little bit and headed to New York City to participate in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial two years were rough as he played countless hours and fail to win most times. He made some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He judged he might improve his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus even more on the game.

The definite advancement in his abilities began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest players would regularly play against each other. Howard had access into some of the foremost minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his cunning thinking skills. He used these strategic ideas in the game of NL hold’em.

Howard Lederer also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie was a great student of the game as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard Lederer told Annie to head out to Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world today. He headed to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the successive decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.