No-Limit Holdem Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?

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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five in which he liked betting on various card games at a young age. He found himself becoming really competitive in these particular card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to place college on hold for a bit and headed to New York City to compete in some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was introduced to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s first 2 years were difficult as he played countless hours and lose a majority of the time. He made some extra money by being an assistant for the poker players. He believed he could better his game by adjusting his life outside of poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and concentrate more on the game.

The real improvement in his game happened when he started gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable players would often challenge each other. He was able to access a few of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, he would tweak his strategic thinking skills. Howard applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit hold’em.

Howard also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master poker. Annie was a great student of the game as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie to move out to Las Vegas and compete in the WSOP competition. Annie Duke is one of the greatest female players the poker arena today. Howard moved to Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the subsequent decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, Howard made the decision to compete in more tournaments.