Archive for June, 2009

No-Limit Holdem Poker- Howard Lederer?

Howard Lederer was born into in a family of five where he liked betting on different card games when he was young. He found himself becoming really competitive in these particular card games while competing against his dad. After finishing secondary school, Howard decided to place higher education on hold for a little while and moved away to New York City to participate in some serious chess. While playing chess, he was brought in to a poker game going on in the back of the room. Howard’s first two years were difficult as he played countless hours and lose most times. He earned some extra cash by becoming an assistant for the poker players. He judged he possibly could improve his game by balancing his life away from poker. He made an effort to get more rest and focus attention even more on poker.

The definite advancement in his abilities began when he began gambling at the Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair was a bridge and backgammon association where the the most favorable gamblers would frequently challenge each other. Howard had access into a number of the foremost players in chess. With their help, he would tweak his cunning thinking techniques. Howard applied these strategic ideas to the game of No-Limit holdem.

Howard Lederer also helped his sister Annie Duke master poker. Annie Duke was a great student of poker as she would consistently be asking questions about how to make the correct decision. Howard told Annie Duke to head out to Vegas and play in the World Series of Poker competition. Annie Duke is one of the best women players the poker world ever. Howard headed to Vegas in 1993 and participated in cash games for the next decade. When the World Poker Tournament gained popularity, he decided to play more tournaments.