2021
05.29

Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five in which he liked participating in various card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very aggressive in these card games as he was competing against his father. After finishing Sr. High school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little bit and headed to New York to participate in some serious chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were difficult as he played countless hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some extra cash by being an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he might boost his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to acquire more rest and focus even more on poker.

The actual improvement in his abilities began when he started wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best gamblers would regularly play against each other. He had access into a few of the greatest players in chess. With their help, he would tweak his logical thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. She was a superb student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the correct choice. He told Annie to head out to Sin City and compete in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the greatest female players the poker arena today. Howard moved to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the next decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.