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Bill Edler
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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.
Key Information
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
In addition, Edler won the September 2007 World Poker Tour title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
As of 2010, Edler's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,425,000.[8] His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,306,489 of those winnings.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2007 1st Annual Heads-Up Championships, No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Championships". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ 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 Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Edler Wins Gulf Coast Poker Championship". CardPlayer.com. September 9, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. 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.