Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he liked gambling on various card games when he was young. He found himself becoming really competitive in these card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a little while and moved away to New York City to compete in some formidable chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he would play many hours and fail to win most times. He earned some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He believed he might boost his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to get more rest and focus even more on the game.
The real improvement in his game began when he started wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the best players would often play against one another. Howard had access into a number of the foremost players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would sharpen his logical thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategic ideas to the game of No-Limit texas hold’em.
Howard also helped his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was an excellent student of the game as she constantly asked questions about how to make the correct choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the strongest female players the poker arena ever. Howard Lederer headed to Las Vegas in Nineteen Ninety Three and played money games for the next 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.