Howard Lederer

Howard Lederer, "The Professor" (born in Concord, New Hampshire), is a professional poker player and brother of poker pro Annie Duke.

Related Topics:
Concord, New Hampshire - Poker - Annie Duke

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Lederer came from an academic background. His father, Richard Lederer, was a writer and linguist who taught at Saint Paul's Prep School in New Hampshire. Lederer was a young chess talent and after high school he moved to New York City, where he attended Columbia University. New York City is known for its chess clubs and at one of these clubs he discovered poker and eventually began playing at the Mayfair Club with other soon-to-be-famous players such as Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington.

Related Topics:
Richard Lederer - Chess - New York City - Columbia University - Mayfair Club - Erik Seidel - Dan Harrington

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In 1994 he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he sought out higher stakes games. As of 2004, he has won 2 WSOP bracelets and 2 World Poker Tour titles.

Related Topics:
1994 - Las Vegas - Nevada - As of 2004 - World Poker Tour

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Lederer is known as "The Professor" because of his demeanor, analytical style and long history of wins.

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Lederer has made an instructional poker video called Secrets of No Limit Hold'em and he runs the Howard Lederer Poker Fantasy Camp. He also cohosts a tournament poker show for Fox. His sister, Katy Lederer, wrote a book about the Lederer family, titled Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers.

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Lederer is known for his focused, calm demeanor at the poker table, but he is no stranger to controversy. In 2002, Lederer publicly criticized Daniel Negreanu for making inappropriate comments about Lederer's sister Annie Duke. More recently, few were surprised at the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris 2003 when Lederer refused to shake hands with notorious needler Tony Guoga when eliminated from the tournament.

Related Topics:
Daniel Negreanu - Tony Guoga

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Lederer is part of the design team for Full Tilt Poker, an online poker website that opened in July 2004.

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He has two children and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Suzie, son Matty and three dogs.

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