| Name: | Howard Lederer | | Nickname: | Chessmaster,The Professor | | Birthdate: | | | Occupation: | Professional Poker Player | | Residence: | Las Vegas, NV | | Favorite Poker Game: | No Limit Hold ‘Em Tournaments | | Fun Fact: | Enjoys golfing and working out
at the gym.Brother of Annie Duke |
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Howard Lederer grew up in a very competitive family in New Hampshire. The son of a professor, he developed excellent analytical skills to complement his competitive nature. He left college to become a chess player but eventually found his way into a poker game in the back room of a chess club. He become and intrigued by and obsessed with the game, often playing over eighty hours a week. Howard scaled back a bit, going for quality instead of quantity, and the strategy paid off. His game got better and eventually poker was supporting him financially. Howard sees each game as a learning opportunity. He studies the way other players play to try to assimilate their strategy into his game and to learn from their mistakes. He seems to enjoy teaching people how to play poker and he also seems to enjoy analyzing his past games. His Web site, http://www.HowardLederer.com, provides an abundance of tips for players as well as detailed analyses of past hands he has played. Howard taught his sister Annie to play poker. The two made World Series of Poker history in 1994 when they became the first brother and sister to sit together at the final table. Poker seems to be the family game. Howard’s wife, Susan, manages the poker room at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. Howard often finds himself at the final table and has won over $2 million and 2 WSOP Bracelets over the course of his career. Like Chris Ferguson, Howard routinely plays at FullTiltPoker.com. His poker accomplishments include the following:
· Two World Series of Poker bracelets
· Two World Tour of Poker championships
· 21st place on the All-Time Money List |
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