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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he loved betting on different card games at a young age. He found himself getting really competitive in these card games as he was competing against his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to place college on hold for a bit and moved to New York City to participate in some big-time chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s initial two years were rough as he played countless hours and lost a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by being an assistant for the poker players. He judged he might better his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more rest and concentrate more on poker.

The real advancement in his game began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would often play against one another. He had access into a few of the best minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his cunning thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of No-Limit hold’em.

Howard 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 to head out to Vegas and play in the WSOP competition. She is one of the strongest female players the poker world ever. Howard headed to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in cash games for the following decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.

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