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Howard Lederer lived in a family of 5 where he loved playing different card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was competing against his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little bit and moved away to New York City to compete in some serious 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 difficult as he played countless hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he might improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus more on the game.

The definite improvement in his skills began when he started wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best gamblers would regularly compete against one another. He was able to access a few of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, he would tweak his strategic thinking techniques. Howard used these strategic ideas in the game of NL Texas Holdem.

Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. She was an excellent student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct choice. Howard told Annie to head out to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the greatest female players the poker world ever. Howard relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and played cash games for the successive 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to play more tournaments.