Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard Lederer wins $1.25 Million at the Aussie Millions
Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard “The Professor” Lederer is really one of the most skilled poker players out there, having accomplished some incredible poker achievements, such as winning WSOP bracelets and all sorts of other poker tournaments. Another achievement you can add to Howard Lederer’s distinguished list of poker accolades is the $1.25 million he recently won at the Aussie Millions sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.
Howard Lederer won the Aussie Millions prestigious $100,000 buy-in event, and took home the biggest payday of his professional career.
The exclusive $100,000 buy-in poker tournament was part of the Aussie Millions series of events. The $100,000 buy-in poker event attracted 25 of the world’s best tournament players, including Team Full Tilt’s Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Gus Hansen, and Allen Cunningham. Howard Lederer reached the final table as a short stack, and patiently looked for spots to accumulate chips.
Howard Lederer entered heads-up play with a 2-1 chip lead over second-place finisher Mark Teltscher, and the two battled back and forth for more than an hour before Howard Lederer made two pair with Aces and Jacks to defeat Teltscher, who held two pair with 7s and 8s. Howard’s victory earned him $1.25 million, which is the largest tournament victory of his illustrious poker career.
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