Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed gambling on numerous card games when he was young. He found himself getting very competitive in these particular card games as he was competing against his dad. After graduating from high school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a bit and relocated to New York to participate in some serious chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he played many hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by being an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he could improve his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He brought about an effort to get more rest and concentrate more on poker.
The definite advancement in his game happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable gamblers would frequently challenge each other. Howard had access into a few of the best minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his cunning thinking skills. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit hold’em.
Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper decision. Howard told Annie to move out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the greatest female players the poker arena ever. Howard relocated to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and played money games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.
