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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five in which he liked taking part in various card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very aggressive in these card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a bit and headed to New York to participate in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were tough as he played many hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He theorized he might improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to get more sleep and focus more on the game.

The actual improvement in his game happened when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would frequently wager against one another. Howard was able to access a number of the best minds in chess. With their help, he would tweak his logical thinking skills. He applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL Texas Holdem.

He also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was a superb student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the strongest female players the poker arena has ever seen. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and played cash games for the next 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to play more tournaments.

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