No-Limit Hold’em Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?
Posted in Poker on 04/11/2013 05:21 am by Rudy
Howard Lederer grew up in a family of 5 in which he liked taking part in various card games when he was young. He discovered himself becoming really competitive in the above-mentioned card games as he was playing his father. After graduating from secondary school, Howard decided to put college on hold for a little bit and moved to New York to participate in some serious chess. While competing in chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard’s 1st two years were rough as he would play countless hours and fail to win most times. He made some additional money by becoming an runner for the poker players. He judged he could better his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an attempt to get more sleep and focus attention even more on the game.
The actual improvement in his skills happened when he began playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon club where the greatest players would often compete against one another. Howard was able to access some of the foremost minds in chess. With their assistance, he would sharpen his strategic thinking abilities. He applied these strategy concepts to the game of NL hold’em.
He also helped his sibling Annie Duke master poker. She was a superb student of poker as she constantly asked questions about the right way to make the correct decision. He told Annie Duke to head out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. Annie is one of the best women players the poker world has ever seen. He relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and participated in money games for the next 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, he made the decision to play more tournaments.