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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he enjoyed gambling on numerous card games at a young age. He found himself getting really competitive in these particular card games as he was playing his dad. After finishing Sr. 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 competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were difficult as he would play many hours and lost a majority of the time. He made some additional cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he could improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to get more sleep and focus more on poker.

The real improvement in his abilities happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best players would regularly play against one another. Howard was able to access several of the foremost players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his logical thinking skills. Howard used these strategy concepts in the game of NL holdem.

Howard also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct choice. Howard Lederer told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie is one of the greatest women players the poker world ever. He relocated to Sin City in 1993 and participated in money games for the subsequent decade. When the WPT gained popularity, Howard made the decision to participate in more tournaments.

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