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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...
Read More >>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
Player Statistics
| Cashes | 38 |
|---|---|
| Total Winnings | $1,757,367 |
| First Place Finishes | 4 |
| WSOP Bracelets | 2 |
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
- Aggressiveness 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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