Howard Lederer
- Career Earnings: $ 4,918,880
- WSOP Bracelets: 2
- Checkmate: Lederer found his first game of poker in the back room of a chess club, got hooked and is now known as the "Professor of Poker."
Howard made big strides in his game when he started to play at the Mayfair Club in New York. He became part of a circle of world-class games players who were the first to experiment with No-Limit Hold ‘em when it was introduced in New York City. He concentrated on cash games until 2002, when WPT tournaments became monthly events.
His game continued to improve and he earned his first of two Hall of Fame titles when he won the $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw event at the 1994 Hall of Fame Poker Classic. A year later, Howard earned his second title by defending his Deuce to Seven Draw title at the 1995 Hall of Fame Poker Classic. After five more years of hard work, Howard won the first of his two gold bracelets in the $5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event at the 2000 WSOP. A year later, he won his second gold bracelet in the $5,000 Deuce to Seven event at the 2001 WSOP.
Howard won his first WPT Championship title at Foxwoods in November of 2002,. In March of 2003, Howard won his second WPT Championship title in the $5,000 Limit Hold ‘em event on The Poker Million cruise.
Nowadays, Howard enjoys providing commentary and analysis on FullTiltPoker.Net’s Learn from the Pros and FSN’s Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, lending credence to his nickname, “The Professor.”
