No-Limit Holdem Poker- Howard Lederer?
Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he liked participating in different card games when he was young. He discovered himself getting really competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was competing against his father. After finishing Sr. High school, Howard made a decision to place college on hold for a little while and moved away to New York City to play some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s initial 2 years were tough as he would play many hours and fail to win a majority of the time. He earned some additional cash by becoming an runner for the poker players. He believed he might improve his game by analyzing his life outside of poker. He brought about an effort to acquire more sleep and focus even more on the game.
The real improvement in his skills happened when he began wagering at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the best players would often play against one another. He was able to access a number of the foremost players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would tweak his logical thinking abilities. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of NL hold’em.
He also assisted his sister Annie Duke master poker. She was a superb student of poker as she constantly asked questions about how to make the proper choice. Howard told Annie Duke to move out to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. She is one of the best female players the poker arena has ever seen. Howard relocated to Sin City in 1993 and competed in money games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament grew in popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.
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