Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he enjoyed betting on various card games at a young age. He found himself becoming very aggressive in the above-mentioned card games while competing against his father. After finishing Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a little while and moved to New York City to play 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 difficult as he played many hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some extra cash by becoming an runner for the poker players. He theorized he could improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to get more rest and focus attention even more on poker.
The actual improvement in his game happened when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best gamblers would often wager against one another. He had access into several of the foremost players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his logical thinking techniques. He used these strategy ideas in the game of NL holdem.
Howard also helped his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was a superb student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the greatest women players the poker world ever. He headed to Sin City in 1993 and played cash games for the successive 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.
