Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five in which he liked gambling on various card games at a young age. He found himself getting really competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from secondary school, Howard made a decision to put higher education on hold for a bit and moved to New York City to participate in some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were rough as he played countless hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some additional money by being an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He theorized he possibly could improve his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus attention more on poker.
The real advancement in his abilities began when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best gamblers would regularly challenge each other. Howard was able to access a few of the best minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would tweak his logical thinking techniques. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit texas hold’em.
Howard Lederer also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct decision. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the best women players the poker world ever. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in 1993 and participated in money games for the next 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard decided to participate in more tournaments.
