NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?
Howard Lederer grew up in a family of five where he loved gambling on various card games at a young age. He found himself becoming very competitive in these particular card games while competing against his father. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little bit and relocated to New York to compete in some big-time chess. While participating in chess, he was brought in to a poker game taking place in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were rough as he played extensive hours and lost a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He believed he might better his game by balancing his life outside of poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and concentrate more on poker.
The real improvement in his game began when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest gamblers would regularly compete against one another. Howard was able to access a few of the best players in chess. With their help, Howard Lederer would tweak his strategic thinking techniques. He used these strategy concepts in the game of NL hold’em.
Howard Lederer also assisted his sibling Annie Duke master poker. Annie was a superb student of the game as she would always be asking questions about the right way to make the proper decision. Howard Lederer told Annie to head out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker competition. She is one of the strongest women players the poker world ever. Howard headed to Las Vegas in 1993 and played money games for the subsequent 10 years. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to compete in more tournaments.