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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he loved taking part in different card games at a young age. He found himself becoming really aggressive in these card games as he was playing his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to put higher education on hold for a little bit and moved away to New York City to participate in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first 2 years were tough as he would play many hours and do not win a majority of the time. He made some additional cash by being an runner for the poker players. He judged he might better his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention more on poker.

The actual improvement in his skills began when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest players would regularly compete against each other. Howard had access into some of the greatest minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his cunning thinking techniques. Howard used these strategy concepts in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

He also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct choice. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to head out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the strongest female players the poker arena ever. He moved to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in money games for the following 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard decided to play more tournaments.