Growing
up in New Hampshire in a family
of five, Howard Lederer spent much of
his childhood on the family room floor
engrossed in card games. The Lederer
family played all sorts of card games
together, including poker. Howard credits
his father for preparing for the competitive
world of high stakes poker. The heady
feeling of beating Dad stoked his competitive
streak at a young age. To this day,
Howard believes his father never intentionally
lost a game to him.
