Howard Lederer
Nickname: The ProfessorBirthplace: Concord NH
Now Resides: Las Vegas
Started playing poker: Over 20yrs ago
Most respected poker players: Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey & Eric Seidel
Howard Lederer he spent much of his childhood on the family room floor focused on card games. His family spent much of its time playing all sorts of card games, and one of them was poker. Howard's competitiveness was honed in his quest to beat his father at the game. To this day, Howard believes his father never intentionally lost a game to him.
He taught younger sister Annie Duke how to play poker who, in no time, became one of the top poker players herself. She even beat him in the WSOP Tournament of Champions in 2004.
Howard was also a professional chess player until he decided to focus on poker instead.
He decided to move to Las Vegas to take his game to the next level. He concentrated on cash events until in 1992 when the WPT held monthly tournaments. Howard is best known as the best Limit Hold'em poker player.Major Poker Accomplishments:
- 2004 WSOP Seven in the money finishes
- 2004 PLO Bellagio 5 Star 1st $139k
- 2004 NLHE Bellagio 5 Star 1st $339k
- 2003 Party PokerCaribbean 1st$289k
- 2003 NLHE Bellagio 5 Star 1st $220k
- 2002 NLHE WPT Conn 1st $320k
- 2001 WSOP Lowball 1st $165k
- 2000 WSOP Omaha8 1st $198k
