Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed betting on numerous card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting very aggressive in these card games while competing against his father. After finishing high school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little while and moved to New York to compete in some big-time chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s initial two years were difficult as he played countless hours and lose most times. He earned some extra money by being an runner for the poker players. He theorized he possibly could better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to get more rest and concentrate even more on poker.
The actual advancement in his abilities happened when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable players would frequently challenge each other. He had access into a number of the best minds in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would sharpen his strategic thinking techniques. He applied these strategy ideas to the game of No-Limit hold’em.
Howard also assisted his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a great student of the game as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Vegas and compete in the WSOP competition. Annie Duke is one of the best women players the poker world has ever seen. He relocated to Vegas in 1993 and played money games for the successive 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, Howard made the decision to participate in more tournaments.
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