Howard Lederer lived in a family of five where he enjoyed taking part in numerous card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from high school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to compete in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were tough as he played many hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He made some additional money by being an runner for the poker players. He believed he could better his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He brought about an attempt to acquire more sleep and focus attention more on poker.
The real improvement in his abilities happened when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would regularly challenge each other. He had access into some of the best minds in chess. With their help, Howard would sharpen his strategic thinking techniques. Howard used these strategic concepts in the game of No-Limit hold’em.
He also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn the game of poker. Annie was a great student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie Duke is one of the greatest female players the poker world ever. Howard relocated to Vegas in 1993 and competed in money games for the successive 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.