Howard Lederer Poker
Lederer’s reputation as a consistent winner, using a focused, tactical style and cool demeanor, has earned him the name: "The Professor." He even has stated that he applies Zen wisdom to his game. From 1994 to 2002, he focused highly on his winning money. He received his initial Hall of Fame title in 1994 by winning $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw event at the Hall of Fame Poker Classic. He successfully defended the title to win his second in 1995. Five years later, he won a gold bracelet in the $5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event at the World Series of Poker. A second bracelet came the following year in the $5,000 Deuce to Seven World Series event. His first World Poker Tour win came in 2002 and in March of 2003, Lederer won his second WPT Championship title in the $5,000 Limit Hold 'em event on The Poker Million cruise. He also won the first of three Bellagio titles in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic that same year. He claimed his second and third Bellagio titles in April of 2004. In expanding his horizons, Howard also does some poker commentary for FullTiltPoker.Net 's Learn from the Pros and FSN's Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. He also operates a Poker Fantasy Camp that helps interested patrons learn by playing with some of the best pros in the game. He has produced an instructional poker video called Secrets of No Limit Hold’em and has done some hosting on Poker Superstars and Poker: Learn from the Pros for Fox Broadcasting. Outside of poker, Howard Lederer enjoys family life in Las Vegas with his wife Suzie and son Mattias. He also enjoys movies, concerts, and golf. He is a co-founder of "Tiltware Inc", the owners and creators of Full Tilt Poker. As of 2008, his official total live tournament winnings topped just over $4,800,000.
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