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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed gambling on numerous card games when he was young. He found himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games as he was competing against his father. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to compete in some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he would play extensive hours and do not win most times. He made some extra money by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he possibly could better his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and concentrate even more on the game.

The real advancement in his abilities began when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best players would frequently challenge each other. He was able to access a few of the greatest players in chess. With their help, he would hone his strategic thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.

Howard also helped his sibling Annie Duke master poker. Annie Duke was a great student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the strongest female players the poker arena today. Howard moved to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.