Editing Howard Lederer (section)

==Professional poker career==
===Early career===
After graduating from high school, Lederer began playing chess in [[New York City]] before discovering and developing an interest in live poker games and becoming a member of the [[Mayfair Club]].<ref name="Bluff06" /><ref name="DelMar">{{Cite web |last=Del Mar |first=Maria |date=June 27, 2008 |title=Howard Lederer - Poker Player Profile |url=https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/howard-lederer-77/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=Poker News Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Holden">{{Cite book |last=Holden |first=Anthony  |url=https://archive.org/details/biggerdealyearon0000hold |title=Bigger Deal: A Year Inside the Poker Boom |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2007 |isbn=9781416539292 |page=[https://archive.org/details/biggerdealyearon0000hold/page/175 175] |quote=howard lederer gastric bypass. |access-date=May 7, 2013|via=Archive.org |url-access=registration}}</ref> Though he briefly attended [[Columbia University]], Lederer ultimately decided to pursue a career in poker.<ref name="Bluff06" /><ref name="Moe" /> It was during his time in New York City that Lederer began to mentor his sister, Annie Duke, who was playing poker in [[Billings, Montana]] at the time.<ref name="Bluff06" /><ref name="Moe" />

Lederer attempted to qualify for a [[World Series of Poker]] (WSOP) event in 1986, but was unsuccessful. The next year, he made the final table and finished fifth in the $10,000 no limit [[Texas hold em|Hold 'em]] [[WSOP Main Event|Main Event]].<ref name="Caldwell" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8035 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> In 1993, Lederer moved to [[Las Vegas]] to focus on his poker career.<ref name="PokerListingsHoward" /><ref name="Holden" />

===Live poker===
Between 1993 and 1999, Lederer made eight final tables at WSOP events,<ref name="Moe" /> before winning his first [[World Series of Poker bracelet|WSOP bracelet]] in 2000, in a $5,000 limit [[Omaha hold 'em|Omaha Hi/Lo]] tournament.<ref name="THM00">{{Cite web |title=31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=2003 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> Lederer won his second WSOP bracelet in [[2001 WSOP|2001]] in a $5,000 no limit [[Deuce-to-seven low#Deuce-to-seven|Deuce to Seven]] tournament.<ref name="THM01">{{Cite web |title=32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=3053 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> Some of Lederer's other notable live poker wins in the early 2000s include [[World Poker Tour]] (WPT) titles in 2002 and 2003,<ref name="WPTLederer">{{Cite web |title=Howard Lederer |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/howard-lederer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610034912/http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/H/Howard_Lederer.aspx |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=World Poker Tour |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="THM02">{{Cite web |title=2002 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - WPT |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=12104 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref><ref name="THM03">{{Cite web |title=2003 Party Poker Million II, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6188 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> in addition to two first-place finishes at WPT events in 2004.<ref name="Moe" /><ref name="HendonMob">{{Cite web |title=Howard Lederer's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=147 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, Lederer won more than $1 million [[Australian dollar]]s at the [[Crown Australian Poker Championship|Aussie Millions High-Roller]] event.<ref name="Cypra">{{Cite news |last=Cypra |first=Dan  |date=June 27, 2010 |title=Aussie Millions on GSN: Howard Lederer, Tony G Exit High-Roller Event |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/aussie-millions-on-gsn-howard-lederer-tony-g-exit-high-roller-event-12921/ |access-date=May 8, 2013 |work=Poker News Daily}}</ref> Two years later, he won $250,000 and placed second in the WSOP's [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions|Tournament of Champions]].<ref name="Schult">{{Cite news |last=Schult |first=Steve  |date=July 5, 2010 |title=World Series of Poker -- Huck Seed Wins Tournament of Champions |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9375-world-series-of-poker-xxx-wins-tournament-of-champions |access-date=May 1, 2013 |work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref>

As of 2022, Lederer's total live tournament winnings exceeded $6,500,000, with his last cash being in January 2011.<ref name="PokerNewsbio" /> His 44 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,587,702 of those winnings.<ref name=WSOPLederer>{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=269 |title=Howard Lederer |work=wsop.com |publisher=Caesars Interactive Entertainment |access-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref>

Lederer is also known as "The Professor", a nickname given to him by poker player and commentator [[Jesse May]]. According to Lederer, the nickname came "out of nowhere".<ref name="Bluff06" /> More recently, this nickname has been attributed to Lederer's strategic approach to poker as well as his instructional style.<ref name="PokerListingsHoward" />

====World Series of Poker Bracelets====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Tournament
! Prize (US$)
|-
| [[2000 World Series of Poker|2000]]
| $5,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
| $198,000
|-
| [[2001 World Series of Poker|2001]]
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
| $165,870
|}

===Other poker activities===
In addition to live poker tournaments, Lederer has been involved in a number of other poker related activities. As of 2011, Lederer had appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Poker After Dark]]'', a late-night poker program, fourteen times.<ref name="Jones">{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Michael  |date=February 7, 2011 |title=New Poker After Dark Cash Game Underway |url=http://www.parttimepoker.com/new-poker-after-dark-cash-game-set-to-premiere-542 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |work=[[Part Time Poker]]}}</ref> He provided commentary for poker programming, including the ''[[Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament]]'', ''[[Learn from the Pros]],'' as well as other [[Fox Sports Network]] poker programs.<ref name="DelMar" /><ref name="Caldwell" /> He has also released instructional videos on poker, contributed to several books on poker strategy, including ''The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide'',<ref name="PokerListingsHoward" /><ref name="DelMar" /><ref name="PokerNewsBooks">{{Cite web |title=The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition |url=http://www.pokernews.com/books/the-full-tilt-poker-strategy-guide-tournament-edition.htm |access-date=May 9, 2013 |website=PokerNews.com}}</ref> and hosted several poker fantasy camps in the mid-2000s.<ref name="Holden" /><ref name="Ordine">{{Cite news |last=Ordine |first=Bill  |date=January 29, 2005 |title=Deal me a hand |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HJEyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,7531811&dq=howard-lederer+poker+fantasy+camp&hl=en |access-date=April 30, 2013 |work=[[The Free Lance-Star]]}}</ref><ref name="Feldman">{{Cite news |last=Feldman |first=Andrew  |date=August 16, 2005 |title=It's time to go to camp |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=feldman_andrew&id=2111268 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref><ref name="James">{{Cite news |last=James |first=Murphy  |date=December 6, 2005 |title=Howard and Annie's Fantasy Poker Camp |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/12/howard-annie-fantasy-poker-camp.htm |access-date=May 1, 2013 |work=[[Poker News]]}}</ref> Additionally, from June 2006 to May 2011, Lederer was a member of the [[Poker Players Alliance]]'s board of directors.<ref name="Burton">{{Cite news |last=Burton |first=Earl  |date=June 13, 2006 |title=Howard Lederer Joins Poker Players Alliance Board |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/06/howard-lederer-poker-players-alliance.htm |access-date=May 1, 2013 |work=[[Poker News]]}}</ref><ref name=AnteUp>{{cite news |title=Poker Players Alliance Organize D.C. Fly-In |url=http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/poker-players-alliance-organize-d-c-fly-in.htm |work=[[Ante Up (magazine)|Ante Up]] |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref>