![]() Lederer would later help make it so during the golden years of the Poker Boom. It was with his move to Sin City that his career took off, even though poker wasn’t nearly as big. Of course, his move to Vegas was not a rash decision, as he first started playing poker competitively in various New York poker clubs, including the Mayfair Club, which was very popular at the time.Īfter finishing fifth in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in 1987, Howard decided that it was finally time to take a career in poker more seriously. In 1993, at the age of just 29, Howard was already married to his wife Suzie and had one son, Mattias, when he decided to move out to Las Vegas, Nevada. ![]() This led him to consider a career in the field, although this was not yet very popular in those days. His interest in competitive card playing grew even more as he became a teenager. He took up an interest in these games and showed that he had quite a talent for them, even as a young boy. Although Howard was born to a Jewish father, his family was never strict about religion, and he did not practice it as a child.Īt a young age, Lederer was introduced to a variety of competitive games, including several card games, chess, and more. Left the poker world following “Black Friday”īorn in 1964 in Concord, New Hampshire, Howard Lederer grew up in a large family.A prominent figure in the FTP scandal of 2011.Won the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event. ![]() Played competitive chess and cards from his early days.This is the story of Howard “The Professor” Lederer, his rise in the poker world, and his fall from graces that saw him disappear from the big stage, seemingly forever. He was one of the men who founded and ran Full Tilt Poker in its heyday, dramatically speeding up the Poker Boom. Yet, his contributions to the poker industry cannot be understated. Nicknamed “The Professor” and regarded as one of the old guard of poker pros, Howard Lederer is one of the most polarizing figures in the poker world.Ĭonsidered by many to be one of the main culprits in the infamous “ Full Tilt Poker Scandal” of 2011, Lederer turned from hero to villain nearly overnight. ![]()
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