Howard Lederer

An icon in the world of poker, Lederer was raised New Hampshire. He did well in everything from hockey, basketball to board and card games. He got hooked on poker by visiting New York for a chess tournament. Lederer quickly excelled as a poker professional and began winning seriosu money at a young age. He used his massive knowledge of the game to help his sister, Annie Duke, break into the world of professional poker. They were considered the 1st brother and sister pair to ever make it to the same final table at the World Series of Poker.

Howard Lederer re-located to Las Vegas in 1994 so he could work on his poker game and take it to the next level. After almost ten years of focusing on his cash game, the growing popularity of tournament poker has allowed Howard to change his focus. With a big buy in no limit hold'em tournament available virtually every month, Howard can play against the best in the world, vying for the hefty prizes that modern tournaments are offering. Howard may be a powerful force in professional poker, but he still finds time to spend with his wife, Suzie, and his son, Mattias.

Howard Lederer is considered the founding member of the poker website Full Tilt poker and plays exclusively on their site. He holds 2 WSOP bracelets, 2 WPT titles, was voted the WPT player of the year in 2003 and has amassed millions in tournament winnings. Nowadays, Lederer spends most of his time running his massive internet poker business (Full Tilt) and also still manages to continue his writing of various poker books.