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NL Texas Holdem Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?
Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed betting on different card games at a young age. He discovered himself becoming really aggressive in these card games as he was competing against his father. After finishing high school, Howard made a decision to put college on hold for a little bit and relocated to New York to participate in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was introduced to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s first 2 years were rough as he played extensive hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He theorized he possibly could better his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He made an attempt to get more rest and concentrate more on the game.
The real advancement in his skills happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest gamblers would regularly wager against one another. Howard was able to access a number of the greatest players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his cunning thinking abilities. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of No-Limit hold’em.
He also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she would always be asking questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the greatest female players the poker arena has ever seen. He moved to Las Vegas in 1993 and competed in cash games for the subsequent 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he decided to compete in more tournaments.