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NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Howard Lederer?


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Howard Lederer was born into in a family of 5 where he liked gambling on numerous card games at a young age. He found himself becoming really competitive in the above-mentioned card games while competing against his dad. After graduating from Sr. High school, Howard decided to put higher education on hold for a bit and moved away to New York to play some formidable chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the rear of the room. Howard's first 2 years were difficult as he played countless hours and don't win a majority of the time. He made some extra money by becoming an assistant for the poker enthusiasts. He believed he might improve his game by adjusting his life away from poker. He brought about an effort to acquire more rest and focus attention even more on the game.

The actual advancement in his skills began when he started playing at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the greatest gamblers would often challenge each other. Howard had access into a number of the best players in chess. With their assistance, Howard would sharpen his logical thinking skills. Howard applied these strategic ideas to the game of NL holdem.

Howard also helped his sibling Annie Duke master the game of poker. Annie was a great student of the game as she would always be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. Howard told Annie to move out to Sin City and play in the World Series of Poker tournaments. She is one of the greatest women players the poker arena today. He relocated to Las Vegas in 1993 and played cash games for the subsequent 10 years. When the WPT gained popularity, he decided to compete in more tournaments.

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