Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he loved taking part in numerous card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting really aggressive in these card games as he was playing his father. After finishing high school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a little bit and moved to New York City to play some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s initial two years were difficult as he played many hours and lost a majority of the time. He made some additional money by being an assistant for the poker players. He judged he might improve his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus even more on poker.
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 club where the the most favorable gamblers would frequently play against each other. He was able to access a number of the foremost minds in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would tweak his logical thinking techniques. Howard used these strategic ideas in the game of No-Limit holdem.
He also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie Duke is one of the best women players the poker world ever. Howard moved to Sin City in 1993 and played money games for the successive 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, he made the decision to compete in more tournaments.
