Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he enjoyed taking part in different card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in the above-mentioned card games while competing against his dad. After finishing Sr. High school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a little while and moved to New York to compete in some serious chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were tough as he would play countless hours and lose most times. He earned some additional cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he could better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to acquire more sleep and concentrate more on the game.
The definite improvement in his abilities began when he began betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest gamblers would often challenge each other. Howard had access into a number of the greatest minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would sharpen his logical thinking abilities. Howard applied these strategy ideas to the game of NL hold’em.
Howard Lederer also helped his sibling Annie Duke learn poker. Annie Duke was a superb student of the game as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the proper decision. He told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and compete in the WSOP competition. She is one of the best women players the poker world ever. Howard relocated to Sin City in 1993 and played money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, Howard made the decision to participate in more tournaments.