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Bill Edler
William (Bill) Edler is a professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. Bill Edler was born February 11, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois. Bill Edler has a law degree from the University of California-Berkeley.
Bill Edler first began playing poker while putting himself through law school at the University of California Berkley. By the time he graduated, Bill says, the game had so captured his attention that he never even bothered sitting for his bar exam. Instead, Bill grabbed a regular seat at the Casino San Pablo near San Francisco and honed his game while working as a prop player.
Eventually, both Bill's game and his position at the casino improved and he worked his way up to become the casino’s poker room manager. It was during this time that Bill developed his friendship with Team Full Tilt’s Erick Lindgren, who he hired to fill his old position as the poker room’s prop player.
Bill 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.
Bill 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, Bill Edler has cashed eight times on the World Poker Tour, including a final table appearance at the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in 2007. In September 2007 Bill Edler won his first WPT title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615. In 2008, Bill Edler won $796,237 at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship event. At this event he set record for greatest come back in WPT history. With less than two tables left, Edler was down to two chips. Edler went on to win the event.
In 2007 Bill 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.
As of 2008, Edler's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,375,000.
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