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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he loved gambling on various card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in these card games while playing his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a little while and moved away to New York to participate in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he played countless hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some extra money by being an runner for the poker players. He judged he could improve his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to acquire more rest and concentrate more on poker.

The real advancement in his abilities happened when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would regularly play against each other. Howard had access into a number of the best players in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would tweak his cunning thinking techniques. Howard used these strategic concepts in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the correct choice. He told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest female players the poker world today. Howard moved to Sin City in Nineteen Ninety Three and participated in money games for the following 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.