Howard Lederer is one of the more commonly searched names on search engines because he's an excellent poker player. His nickname is "The Professor" and Howard Lederer was born in Concord, New Hampshire. Link, pictures & information.

Achievments
(2004) 1st --| PLO Bellagio 5-Star - $139,000
(2004) 1st --| NLHE Bellagio 5-Star - $339,000
(2003) 1st --| Party Poker Million - $289,000
(2003) 1st --| Bellagio's 5-Star World Poker Classic - $220,000
(2002) 1st --| World Poker Tour Finals - $320,000
(2001) 1st --| WSOP Lowball - $165,000
(2000) 1st --| WSOP Omaha 8 or Better - $198,000

Breif Biography
Growing up in New Hampshire in a family of five, Howard Lederer spent much of his childhood on the family room floor engrossed in card games.

The Lederer family played all sorts of card games together, including poker. Howard credits his father for preparing for the competitive world of high stakes poker.

The heady feeling of beating Dad stoked his competitive streak at a young age. To this day, Howard believes his father never intentionally lost a game to him.

In the late eighties Howard started to work with his sister Annie Duke on her game. She would play during the day and discuss her difficult game decisions with Howard in the evening. Her questions soon became more challenging to answer.

Howard Lederer encouraged Annie to come to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments.

In order to take his game to the next level, Howard moved to Las Vegas in 1993. He concentrated on cash games until 2002, when WPT tournaments became a monthly event.

While Howard Lederer enjoys all forms of poker, Howard's Favourite for sheer excitement is big buy in no limit hold'em tournaments. He looks forward to playing against the best in the world for years to come.

For a more full version of Howard Lederer's biography visit his official website