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Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he liked playing different card games at a young age. He found himself becoming very aggressive in the above-mentioned card games while playing his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little while and headed to New York to participate in some big-time chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were rough as he played extensive hours and lost a majority of the time. He made some additional money by being an assistant for the poker players. He believed he might improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to get more sleep and focus more on the game.

The definite advancement in his abilities began when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable players would regularly compete against one another. Howard was able to access a few of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his logical thinking abilities. Howard used these strategy ideas in the game of No-Limit holdem.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke master poker. Annie was a great student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the correct choice. He told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest women players the poker arena ever. Howard Lederer headed to Sin City in Nineteen Ninety Three and played money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.