Bill Edler
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William 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. 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, 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.
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. His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,306,489 of those winnings.
Evanston, Illinois
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) is a professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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. He has a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
Edler won a World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
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
In the Money
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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
Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
in 2007.
In addition, Edler won the September 2007 World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615. At this event he set the record for the greatest come back in World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
history. With only 17 players left out of 256 entries with only 2 tables left, 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.
Edler also finished 6th at the March 2007 Bay 101
Bay 101
Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special "California" style table games....
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. His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,306,489 of those winnings.