NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Howard Lederer?
Wednesday, 2. March 2016
Howard Lederer lived in a family of 5 in which he enjoyed taking part in various card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting very aggressive in these particular card games while playing his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to put higher education on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to participate in some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s 1st 2 years were difficult as he would play countless hours and lost a majority of the time. He earned some extra money by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He theorized he might boost his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He made an effort to acquire more rest and focus more on poker.
The actual improvement in his skills 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 frequently compete against one another. He was able to access several of the greatest players in chess. With their help, Howard would hone his cunning thinking skills. Howard applied these strategic concepts to the game of No-Limit texas hold’em.
Howard also assisted his sister Annie Duke learn poker. Annie was an excellent student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about the right way to make the correct choice. Howard Lederer told Annie Duke to move out to Vegas and compete in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie is one of the best female players the poker arena today. Howard Lederer headed to Vegas in 1993 and competed in money games for the following decade. When the WPT gained popularity, he made the decision to compete in more tournaments.
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