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Howard Lederer - top poker pro
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as “The Professor,” Howard Lederer is one of
the most feared and respected poker players around.
Lederer is the son of a college professor, the brother of
famous poker player Annie Duke, who he taught to play
poker and the husband to the manager of the
Bellagio’s poker room. Lederer’s other sister
is a notable poet. Prior to becoming a great poker
player, Lederer was a distinguished chess player. While
attending classes at ColumbiaUniversity in New York City,
Lederer played in the top chess clubs in the City. He
then found the underground poker rooms and soon became
successful. In 1994 he moved to Las Vegas and began
playing poker professionally. He won a World Championship
bracelet in 2001. Lederer won two WPT events:
“PartyPoker Million” and the “World Poker
Finals.” He also placed third in the “WPT
Battle of Champions” and won $614,250 for the three
event finishes. . |
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