Howard Lederer 简介
传奇扑克人物：Howard Lederer
那是1987年在拉斯维加斯，Binion门外的大街上102度，我在娱乐场的二到门里刚吃完一个比萨饼，它花了我$2。生活是美好的。世界扑克系列正接近尾声，我已经在较为拥挤的人群中冲到了娱乐场的后面。由于有这么人和闪光灯不断的闪烁，这里和外面一样热。
当我能靠近决赛桌的行动时，我认出了Bob Ciaffone和 Johnny Chan，就是他们。Chan有很多的筹码，至少是Ciaffone的两倍，还有一个短胡子的年轻家伙每一轮都在尽力抵抗他短缺的筹码。他看起来像年轻的"Treetop" Jack Straus，留着黑色短胡子，大概230英镑。
下一手牌出来了，这个22岁的家伙一直把手指放在嘴唇上，然后盖牌。20分钟后，我仍不知道他是否有牙齿。最后，他说话了，肯定，这个大家伙拿到了大满贯。玩了很多年扑克之后，现在仍清晰的记得Howard Lederer有大满贯扑克行动。我认为我已经知道他的一个“暗示”，希望能在绿色台呢上和他相遇。现在已经有19年了。我仍在等待着。
Howard于1965年出生在新Hampshire的Concord。像很多其他非常知名的扑克职业选手一样，他的父亲与学院有关（一个作家，他也在新Hampshire的St. Paul's学校教书），家里经常有规律的一起玩牌。他记得在那些游戏中他总是试图打败他的爸爸，但是10来岁时最吸引他的是象棋。
在18岁的时候，Howard搬到了纽约追逐他对象棋的热情，但是他玩的一个俱乐部也有扑克游戏背景。在他知道让他感兴趣的东西时，这个年轻人被吸引了。他在娱乐场的大部分时间都是为选手们跑腿赚钱，然后玩牌，直到他的眼睛很难睁开为止。他在哥伦比亚大学的时候玩扑克是次要的事情，但是他还是设法赚点钱。
最后，Howard设法进入了Mayfair俱乐部，那里把主营项目从桥牌和双陆棋改为扑克。尽管Jay Heimowitz这样的选手通常已经是确定的选手，其他像Jason Lester, Erik Seidel和Steve Zolotow还是hold'em游戏中的新手。当游戏在2AM才结束时，这些选手们（包括Dan Harrington）总是很高兴的带头走进酒吧。
那些酒吧比赛对接触扑克游戏变得越来越重要。这些选手们对晚上的比赛非常公开并很诚实，他们讨论战略、心理和资金，不断喝很多啤酒让酒吧继续开业。
尽管Howard 和 Dan是这伙人中第一个在WSOP中拿到奖金的人（被Johnny Chan打败），Erik Seidel在1988年也更着起来，得到第二名的成绩（也是被Johnny Chan打败的）。优先进入了主赛事，Howard享受着成功，他在$1,500 Hold'em和$1,000 Omaha锦标赛中都拿到第七名。那年之后，他开始教他的妹妹Annie玩扑克。很显然后来的Ms. Duke是个好学生－她目前在WSOP比赛中赢的钱($775,000)比任何别的女士都多。
Howard说他在1993年搬到了拉斯维加斯，这是为了让他的扑克游戏再上一个台阶。他10年来主要把精力集中到现金游戏中，但是也继续在WSOP中获得胜利。从1993年到1999年，8次进入过决赛桌，他在2000年拿到$5,000参赛费的限注奥姆哈高低锦标赛的第一个金手镯。
在接下来的一年中Howard赢得第二个WSOP锦标赛的胜利，$5,0002到7的比赛。在此之前，他以最高级别的现金游戏选手著名，但是锦标赛中的奖金以惊人的速度快速增长，世界扑克巡回赛的出现劝服他参加更多的比赛。
在2002年10月，Howard拿回家$320,000，得到他第一个世界扑克决赛的第一名。就在几个月之后又通过击败2003年派对扑克百万美元巡回赛II的限注锦标赛的所有人，而赢得了$290,000。
如果在那时还有人没听说过“教授”的，他们会在2003年Bellagio的$2,500无限注5星级世界扑克一流的获胜名单中看到他的名字，他拿到了$221,000。Howard享受着游戏，在2004年他重新回来再次赢得这一比赛，这次他拿到家里$340,000。
Howard仍希望有一天能赢得$10,000的WSOP冠军赛，但是现在他逐渐减少在扑克比赛中的时间，让他有更多的时间呆在家里和他的妻子Suzie和7岁大的儿子Matthias呆在一起。他也花时间去全倾斜扑克玩牌，那是他帮助设计的网站；继续担任Tiltware的主席，它为公司提高软件。
Howard Lederer's Biography
Growing up in New Hampshire in a family of five, Howard spent much of his childhood on the family room floor engrossed in card games. The Lederer family played all sorts of card games together, including poker. Howard credits his father for preparing for the competitive world of high stakes poker. The heady feeling of beating Dad stoked his competitive streak at a young age. To this day, Howard believes his father never intentionally lost a game to him.
At eighteen, Howard deferred college for a year and moved to New York to pursue his passion for chess. He soon discovered a poker game in the back room of his favorite chess club - and was immediately hooked. For two years, Howard played poker relentlessly - seventy to eighty hours a week - and went home broke nine out of ten nights. He would earn his nightly stake by running errands for the players. The frenetic pace caught up with him and he realized that playing all nighters wasn't helping his game. He took a couple of steps back, got more sleep and saw his results improve.
Howard made big strides in his game when he started to play at the Mayfair Club in New York. The Mayfair was a legendary bridge and backgammon club - home to the greatest games players in the world. Howard became part of a circle of players who were the first to experiment with no limit hold 'em in New York when it was first introduced in the mid eighties. The daily game at the Mayfair would begin at 4 pm and wind down by 2 AM, when all the players would retire to their favorite bar for a lively discussion of the day's game. The camaraderie among the players created an invaluable learning environment. Everyone was new to the game, but the ideas flowed freely and elevated their playing efforts. This group of early players included Dan Harrington, Steve Zolotow, Jay Heimowitz, and Erik Seidel.
In the late eighties Howard started to work with his sister Annie Duke on her game. She would play during the day and discuss her difficult game decisions with Howard in the evening. Her questions soon became more challenging to answer. Howard encouraged Annie to come to Las Vegas and play in the WSOP tournaments. She has now won more cash than any other woman in the history of the WSOP. She has also knocked Howard out of three WSOP events, including the $10,000 final table. In 1994, Howard and Annie made poker history as the first brother and sister duo to make the same final table at the WSOP.
In order to take his game to the next level, Howard moved to Las Vegas in 1993. He concentrated on cash games until 2002, when WPT tournaments became a monthly event. While he enjoys all forms of poker, Howard's favorite for sheer excitement is big buy in no limit hold 'em tournaments. He looks forward to playing against the best in the world for years to come.
Life in Las Vegas has been good to Howard - the best being his seven year-old son Matthias and his wife Suzie. When he's off the circuit, Howard enjoys going to movies and concerts, hitting the links and working out at the gym.
| 视频名称 |
Howard Lederer - Secrets To No-Limit Holdem |  |
| 视频编号 |
0806934 |
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| 视频时长 |
109分钟 | |
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| 视频简介 |
AS SEEN ON TV! Get the real deal from The Professor of Poker Howard Lederer.This how-to video from one of the industry's top-ranking pros offers a unique insider's perspective on the world's most popular poker game Texas Hold'em.
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