Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five where he liked taking part in different card games at a young age. He discovered himself getting very competitive in these card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to compete in some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were rough as he played extensive hours and lose a majority of the time. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He believed he could improve his game by analyzing his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention more on the game.
The definite improvement in his skills began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the the most favorable gamblers would regularly challenge each other. Howard had access into a few of the greatest players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would hone his cunning thinking techniques. Howard used these strategy ideas in the game of No-Limit texas hold’em.
He also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. She was an excellent student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper decision. He told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the strongest female players the poker world today. Howard moved to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in money games for the subsequent decade. When the WPT grew in popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.