Howard Lederer

Name: Howard Lederer
Nickname: The Professor
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: 1964
Birth Place: Concord, N.H.
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker

Born in Concord, N.H., in 1964, Howard Lederer was raised in a family of academics with a penchant for games of chance. As a child, along with his sisters Annie and Katy, he was initiated into all manner of games by his parents, who encouraged card-playing as a way for the family to spend time together.

Howard's competitive nature was encouraged at a young age by his father, Richard Lederer, who never gave Howard a free ride during the...

Trivia

Runs the Howard Lederer Poker Fantasy Camp
Son of author and linguist Richard Lederer
Attended Columbia University
Brother of poker pro Annie Duke
Former competitive chess player and prodigy
Successfully played the highest-stakes cash games for 10 years
Won $9.3 million from businessman Andy Beal in 2004
Has attended over 125 Grateful Dead concerts
Longtime vegetarian (although he once won $10,000 for eating a cheeseburger)

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo...	9th	$30,667
2008 WSOP, Event 24, Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha	12th	$14,715
2008 WSOP, Event 4, Mixed Hold'em	6th	$74,119
2007 WSOP, Event 32, 7-Card Stud	9th	$6,203
2006 WSOP, Event 36, Limit Hold'em Shootout	33rd	$7,153
2005 WSOP, Event 42, No-Limit Hold'em Championship	133rd	$54,965
2005 WSOP, Event 37, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys	17th	$16,450
2005 WSOP, Event 18, $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	14th	$6,160
2004 WSOP, Event 31, Pot-Limit Omaha	6th	$75,000
2004 WSOP, Event 26, Seven Card Razz	3rd	$28,600

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Player Statistics

Cashes	14
Total Winnings	$984,532
First Place Finishes	2
WSOP Bracelets	0

Player Analysis of Howard Lederer

Description

When Howard was young and over-confident, he seemed too solid of a player for my tastes. I didn’t consider him to be very dangerous. Then I saw him make a few risky plays, that coincidentally didn’t work, and I remember saying to myself, “He’s a player now.”

It didn’t surprise me that in the following few years he won several major tournaments. I actually haven’t played much with Howard since he doesn’t play in the highest-stakes cash games.

For good poker players, Howard is the best play-by-play announcer. I have heard players criticize him for being too good and for giving away trade secrets.

Howard may be the most respected player in Internet newsgroups. He once confided that he was voted best player and most underrated player at the same time. Howard is articulate, has represented poker admirably, and is well-positioned to take advantage of the business of poker.

Best Game

Limit Hold'em

Weakness

No glaring weaknesses

Howard Lederer's Score

7/10

Agressiveness 7
Looseness 5
Limit 8
No-Limit 8
Side Games 6
Steam Control 7
Against Strong Players 6
Tournaments 8
Short-Handed 7
Against Weak Players 8

Amusing Anecdote

During one of Andy Beal’s head-up matches against our coalition of players, Howard and I each lost $2 million to Andy. The coalition won for the trip, but Howard was very disappointed by his result. I was content to sit out future matches, but Howard wanted to prove that he had been the victim of a bad run of cards. The next three times Andy came to town, Howard got his revenge, winning convincingly each time.

Analysis brought to you by Barry Greenstein