Howard Lederer is one of those lucky guys whose parents encouraged their child’s love for gambling. He played poker a lot in his childhood and his ambition was to beat his father. He succeeded in it now and then.
Good At Chess, Bad At Poker At age eighteen he left the college and moved to New York to play… chess. But soon he realized that poker games played in the back room of the chess club were much more exciting for him. So Lederer began playing poker seventy or eighty hours a week. He worked by day and played by night and was a constant… loser. After some time he decided to find out the reason for his bad play. “What if I will have a good sleep?” he once asked himself. He tried this variant and suddenly began winning. The Messiah Of No-Limit The years passed and he became a skillful professional gambler. Playing at legendary Mayfair Club in New York Howard was one of those who were the first to experiment with No-Limit Hold'em in this city when it was first introduced in the mid eighties. They played up to 10 hours a day and then discussed the game with each other. This created an invaluable learning environment for all the players. They were not only competing but also researching.Brother And Sister Howard Lederer was very glad that his sister Annie is interested in poker. She always sought for his advise regarding the game and asked questions. The time passed and her questions became more and more challenging to answer… Now everybody knows Annie Duke. She is “the best all-round woman poker player in the world today,” as Phil Hellmuth called her. Annie excelled his brother and has knocked him out of three WSOP events, including the $10,000 final table. The Game Continues Now Howard Lederer lives in Las Vegas with his wife Suzy and son Matthias. He plays poker professionally. Some of Howard's poker titles include: first in the 2003 Party Poker Million Limit Hold'em, first at the Bellagio's World Poker Classic No Limit Holdem and third at the Bellagio for Omaha HiLo. Some of his previous wins include World Series titles in $5000 Omaha 8 HiLo in 2000 and $5000 deuce to seven draw in 2001.
