Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 where he loved gambling on numerous card games when he was young. He found himself getting very competitive in these card games as he was playing his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a little bit and moved to New York to compete in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were tough as he played extensive hours and lost a majority of the time. He made some extra cash by being an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he could improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to get more rest and concentrate even more on the game.
The definite improvement in his abilities happened when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable players would frequently challenge each other. He had access into some of the foremost minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his cunning thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of NL holdem.
Howard Lederer also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she constantly asked questions about how to make the proper choice. He told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP competition. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker world today. Howard headed to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in money games for the successive decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.
