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Howard Lederer

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Howard Lederer, born on October 30, 1964, is an American professional poker player known to poker fans and players as The Professor. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and holds two World Poker Tour titles, and he has contributed to several books on poker strategy and provided commentary for poker programming. He is the older brother of professional poker player Annie Duke. Lederer is also a founder and board member of Tiltware, the company that launched Full Tilt Poker in 2004. In 2011 the United States Department of Justice shut down the Full Tilt Poker website on charges of bank fraud and illegal gambling, and in December 2012 Lederer settled a civil lawsuit with the Department of Justice relating to Full Tilt Poker.

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    born October 30, 1964
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    is an American professional poker player
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    He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets
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