Howard Lederer lived in a family of five where he enjoyed playing various card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting really competitive in these particular card games while playing his dad. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little while and relocated to New York City to play some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were tough as he would play extensive hours and lose most times. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He judged he could better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to get more rest and focus more on poker.
The definite improvement in his skills began when he started gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable players would often challenge one another. Howard was able to access a number of the foremost players in chess. With their help, Howard would hone his logical thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit hold’em.
He also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. She was a superb student of poker as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper decision. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Sin City and compete in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest women players the poker arena today. He relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the successive 10 years. When the WPT grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.
