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Howard Lederer lived in a family of five where he enjoyed betting on different card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting really aggressive in these particular card games while playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little while and moved away to New York City to compete in 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 initial two years were rough as he would play countless hours and lost a majority of the time. He made some additional cash by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he possibly could better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to get more rest and focus attention more on poker.

The definite advancement in his skills began when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable players would regularly challenge each other. He was able to access several of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, he would sharpen his strategic thinking skills. He applied these strategic concepts to the game of No-Limit hold’em.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper choice. He told Annie Duke to move out to Sin City and play in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the best women players the poker world ever. Howard Lederer moved to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and competed in money games for the following decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, he decided to participate in more tournaments.

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