Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed playing various card games when he was young. He discovered himself becoming really aggressive in these particular card games as he was competing against his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a bit and moved to New York to play some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were difficult as he played many hours and do not win most times. He earned some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He believed he could improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus attention more on the game.
The definite advancement in his skills happened when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable players would regularly challenge each other. Howard was able to access some of the greatest minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his logical thinking techniques. He applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL Texas Holdem.
Howard Lederer also helped his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. He told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker arena ever. He moved to Las Vegas in 1993 and played cash games for the successive 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.
