Editing Howard Lederer (section)

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox poker player
| name        = Howard Lederer
| nickname    = The Professor
| image       = Howard Lederer 2010.jpg
| caption     = Lederer in 2010
| residence   = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1964|10|30}}
| birth_place = [[Concord, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| wsop bracelet count = 2
| wsop final tables   =
| wsop money finishes = 44
| wsop main event best finish rank = 5th
| wsop main event best finish year = 1987
| wsop main event best finish year 2 =
| wsop main event best finish year 3 =
| wsop main event best finish year 4 =
| wpt titles         = 2
| wpt final tables   = 2
| wpt money finishes = 7
| ept titles         =
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| updated            = {{nobold|January 24, 2014}}
}}

'''Howard Henry Lederer''' (born October 30, 1964) is an American professional [[poker]] player. He has won two [[World Series of Poker]] [[World Series of Poker bracelet|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 older brother of professional poker player [[Annie Duke]].

Lederer is a founder and board member of Tiltware, the company that launched [[Full Tilt Poker]] in 2004. In 2011, the Full Tilt Poker website was shut down by the [[United States Department of Justice]] on charges of [[bank fraud]] and illegal gambling. In December 2012, Lederer settled a civil lawsuit with the Department of Justice relating to Full Tilt Poker.