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Howard Lederer lived in a family of 5 where he loved participating in various card games at a young age. He found himself getting really competitive in these card games while competing against his father. After finishing secondary school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little bit and headed to New York City to play some big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he would play countless hours and don’t win a majority of the time. He made some additional cash by being an runner for the poker players. He believed he might improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to acquire more rest and focus more on poker.

The definite improvement in his abilities began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest gamblers would often challenge each other. He had access into some of the best players in chess. With their help, he would sharpen his cunning thinking techniques. Howard used these strategic ideas in the game of No-Limit hold’em.

Howard also helped his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. She was a great student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct choice. He told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP competition. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world ever. Howard headed to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in cash games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.