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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five in which he liked betting on numerous card games when he was young. He found himself getting really aggressive in these card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from high school, Howard made a decision to place college on hold for a little while and moved away to New York City to play some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he would play many hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some extra money by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he might better his game by balancing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to get more rest and focus attention more on poker.

The definite advancement in his abilities happened when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest players would often challenge each other. He had access into a few of the best players in chess. With their assistance, Howard Lederer would hone his strategic thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. She was a great 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 Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker arena has ever seen. He moved to Vegas in 1993 and competed in money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.

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