Howard Lederer

Howard Lederer, also known as the Professor, is one of the greatest strategic minds ever to play poker. Learn more about him here.

Howard Henry Lederer Biography

Howard Lederer is a two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner who has cashed 44 times in WSOP events and has earned more than $6.5 million in live tournament action. His strategic approach to poker had been held in high regard by many prior to the Full Tilt fiasco that severely damaged his reputation and standing in the poker community.

Howard Lederer admitted no wrongdoing for his role in the site's mismanagement and subsequent downfall while agreeing to a settlement with the DoJ that many viewed as a proverbial slap on the wrist. He may always be guilty in the eyes of many and forever held accountable for one of the darkest chapters in the history of online poker. But with the passage of time, some of the deep hatred previously displayed toward Lederer appears to be lessening.

He is also well known as "The Professor" a nickname that poker player and commendator Jesse May gave to him. Ledered himself says that the nickname came out of nothing but many attribute the nickname at the strategic approach Lederer has at poker.

You can learn various techniques that Howard Lederer used to earn the nickname "The Professor" at PokerVIP's Poker Strategy Article Library

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Published 15 years ago

Festa Al Lago: Howard Lederer

Card Player TV catches up with Howard Lederer on break at the 2008 WPT Festa Al Lago. (October 22, 2008)

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An Hour with Howard Lederer

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Published 11 years ago

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An interview before the Full Tilt scandal was in the air. What can you say. Disgusting!

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After spending a month in Toronto grinding the WCOOP, followed by quite a long time in Europe, playing the WSOP-E in Cannes and th...

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Daniel Negreanu: Lederer Files Rant

Lederer Files Rant

10 years ago10,543

Published 10 years ago

QuadJacks Presents An Oral History of the Howard Lederer Story

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Howard Lederer vs Tom Dwan

Some big highstakes poker action between poker's now biggest villain Howard Lederer and internet legend Tom Dwan.

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Published 9 years ago

Eli Elezra Cracks Lederer's Aces

Eli Elezra takes a big one from Howard Lederer

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Published 9 years ago

Lederer vs Le - Good Read

Le plays it carefully

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Published 9 years ago

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan vs Howard Lederer - Thug Life

Howard Lederer baffled against Tom Dwan

Full Tilt: The $5billion Online Gamble

Tom Ellsworth, the BizDoc for Valuetainment, takes us on a chalkboard timeline journey through the rise and rise of online poker and Full Tilt’s part in it.

Lary Kennedy Sues Full Tilt Poker Again

Lary Kennedy’s trying to convince judges that almost everyone connected to the site is guilty of fraud.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Ex Full Tilt Leaders Missing From WSOP $50k PPC

There are 3 names curiously absent from the line-up at this year’s Poker Players Championship.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

WSOP Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (LIve Updates)

Put on your leather chaps and polish your stirrups, its HORSE time at the WSOP. The $10k HORSE event is the most prestigious of the limit games on the schedule.

Ferguson and Lederer Tag Team Outrage

Recent appearance of the most-hated duo on the poker planet took things a step further as they joined forces once again in the $1k Tag team event.

Players Cheer As Howard Lederer Busts

Some players apparently cheered Lederer’s departure – the thought that the disgraced former Full Tilt founder might take down the most prestigious event of the series being too much even for his most committed supporters.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Howard Lederer Makes Debut at WSOP

One apology and the surprise appearance of Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson later, and it was the turn of Howard ‘The Professor’ Lederer to step into the Rio in Las Vegas, yesterday, for the World Series of Poker.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

The Second Coming: Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson Returns to the WSOP

In an unexpected return of Chris Ferguson at the WSOP $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship has brought him back into the limelight.

Is an Apology Enough? Should We Forgive Howard Lederer?

Lederer accepted full responsibility for what happened in the lead up to the collapse of Full Tilt and it was a far cry from the “I dunno” series of recorded Pokernews interviews.

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For every Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neill feud, poker has its equivalent – and here we’re going to take a look at the top 5 poker feuds of all time.