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Edler has also had success in heads-up playing, winning the inaugural $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up Poker Championship in [[Compton, California]] in 2007. |
Edler has also had success in heads-up playing, winning the inaugural $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up Poker Championship in [[Compton, California]] in 2007. |
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In addition, Edler won the September 2007 [[World Poker Tour]] title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615. <ref>[http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/2678-bill-edler-wins-gulf-coast-poker-championship Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championships]</ref> At this event he set the record for the greatest come back in [[World |
In addition, Edler won the September 2007 [[World Poker Tour]] title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615. <ref>[http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/2678-bill-edler-wins-gulf-coast-poker-championship Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championships]</ref> At this event he set the record for the greatest come back in [[World Poker Tour]] history. With only 17 players left out of 256 entries with only 2 tables left <ref>[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28533 Gulf Coast tournament details]</ref>, Edler had only 2 x $1,000 chips left and was unable to meet the blinds of $4,000/$8,000. Edler went on to win the event, making this the biggest comeback in World Poker Tour tournament history. <ref>[http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/1932-2007-gulf-coast-poker-championship-wpt/13502/live-updates 2007 Gulf Coast Poker Championship live updates]</ref> |
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Edler also finished 6th at the March 2007 [[Bay 101]] Shooting Star WPT tournament, winning $160,000, and has cashed in six other WPT events. |
Edler also finished 6th at the March 2007 [[Bay 101]] Shooting Star WPT tournament, winning $160,000, and has cashed in six other WPT events. |
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| Bill Edler | |
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 Bill Edler at the 2008 World Series of Poker | |
| Nickname(s) | The Stunning One |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 23rd, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 8 |
William (Bill) Edler (born February 11, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is a professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a law degree from the University of California-Berkeley.
Edler won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2007 by claiming the $5,000 buy-in shorthanded No-Limit hold'em tournament. The win earned Edler over $900,000.
In 2007 Edler cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship coming in 23rd place out of a field of 6,358 players, winning $333,490.
Edler has also had success in heads-up playing, winning the inaugural $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up Poker Championship in Compton, California in 2007.
In addition, Edler won the September 2007 World Poker Tour title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615. [1] At this event he set the record for the greatest come back in World Poker Tour history. With only 17 players left out of 256 entries with only 2 tables left [2], Edler had only 2 x $1,000 chips left and was unable to meet the blinds of $4,000/$8,000. Edler went on to win the event, making this the biggest comeback in World Poker Tour tournament history. [3]
Edler also finished 6th at the March 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star WPT tournament, winning $160,000, and has cashed in six other WPT events.
As of 2009, Edler's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,400,000.[4]
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