Howard Lederer lived in a family of 5 in which he loved participating in numerous card games when he was young. He found himself getting really aggressive in these particular card games as he was competing against his dad. After finishing secondary school, Howard made a decision to place higher education on hold for a little while and relocated to New York to play some serious chess. While participating in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were tough as he would play extensive hours and lost a majority of the time. He earned some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he could better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He brought about an attempt to get more sleep and focus attention even more on poker.

The actual improvement in his game happened when he started betting at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would frequently wager against one another. He was able to access several of the best players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his logical thinking abilities. Howard used these strategy ideas in the game of NL texas hold’em.

He also assisted his sister Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was a superb student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the correct choice. Howard told Annie to head out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. Annie is one of the strongest female players the poker arena has ever seen. He relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and played money games for the following decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, he made the decision to participate in more tournaments.