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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>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Julio |date=September 9, 2007 |title=Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/2678-bill-edler-wins-gulf-coast-poker-championship |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=CardPlayer.com}}</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>{{Cite web |title=Gulf Coast Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28533 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</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> |
In addition, Edler won the September 2007 [[World Poker Tour]] title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Julio |date=September 9, 2007 |title=Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/2678-bill-edler-wins-gulf-coast-poker-championship |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=CardPlayer.com}}</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>{{Cite web |title=Gulf Coast Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28533 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</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>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2007 |title=Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/1932-2007-gulf-coast-poker-championship-wpt/13502/live-updates |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=CardPlayer.com}}</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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Revision as of 19:31, 6 April 2024
| Bill Edler | |
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 Edler at the 2008 World Series of Poker | |
| Nickname(s) | The Stunning One |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | February 11, 1964 (age 60) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 7 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 23rd, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 8 |
William Edler (born February 11, 1964) is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a J.D. 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 2010, Edler's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,425,000.[4] His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,306,489 of those winnings.[5]
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Julio (September 9, 2007). "Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship". CardPlayer.com. September 9, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "William Edler's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Bill Edler". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.