Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed participating in different card games at a young age. He found himself getting very competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from high school, Howard made a decision to put higher education on hold for a little bit and headed to New York to play some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were difficult as he would play countless hours and do not win a majority of the time. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He judged he could better his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to get more sleep and focus more on the game.
The real advancement in his game began when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best gamblers would regularly play against each other. Howard was able to access a few of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, he would tweak his logical thinking techniques. He used these strategic ideas in the game of No-Limit Texas Holdem.
He also helped his sister Annie Duke master poker. She was an excellent student of poker as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the correct decision. He told Annie to head out to Sin City and play in the WSOP competition. Annie Duke is one of the greatest women players the poker world ever. He headed to Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and participated in money games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.