Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he enjoyed betting on numerous card games when he was young. He discovered himself becoming very aggressive in these particular card games while competing against his father. After finishing Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little while and headed to New York City to participate in some big-time chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he played extensive hours and do not win most times. He earned some additional money by becoming an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he could improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an effort to acquire more sleep and focus attention more on poker.
The definite improvement in his game happened when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable players would often wager against one another. Howard had access into a number of the foremost minds in chess. With their help, he would sharpen his logical thinking techniques. He used these strategic ideas in the game of NL texas hold’em.
He also helped 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 decision. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest female players the poker arena ever. Howard relocated to Sin City in 1993 and played money games for the next 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, he decided to participate in more tournaments.
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