Howard Lederer

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...

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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

Cashes14
Total Winnings$984,532
First Place Finishes2
WSOP Bracelets0

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 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.

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