Howard Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and holds two World Poker Tour titles. Lederer has also contributed to several books on poker strategy and has provided commentary for poker programming. He is known by poker fans and players as The Professor and is the brother of professional poker player Annie Duke.
Howard Lederer was born in 1963 in Concord, New Hampshire and was introduced to card games at a young age by his family. As a child, Lederers father also taught him to play chess. In his teen years, Lederer developed an interest in playing the game competitively. Lederers sister, Annie Duke, is also a professional poker player. His father, Richard Lederer, is an author, linguist and a former educator at St. Pauls School. His other sister, Katy Lederer, is also an author.
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