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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five in which he enjoyed playing numerous card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming really competitive in these particular card games as he was competing against his dad. After finishing high school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a bit and relocated to New York City to participate in some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he played many hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He judged he possibly could better his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to get more sleep and focus attention more on the game.

The definite advancement in his game began when he started gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest players would regularly challenge one another. He was able to access several of the greatest minds in chess. With their assistance, he would tweak his cunning thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard Lederer also helped his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she constantly asked questions about how to make the proper choice. He told Annie Duke to head out to Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the best women players the poker arena has ever seen. Howard relocated to Sin City in 1993 and participated in cash games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.

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