Bill Edler

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Bill Edler

| nickname = The Stunning One

| image = Bill Edler.jpg

| caption = Edler at the 2008 World Series of Poker

| residence = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 11, 1964}}

| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, U.S.

| wsop bracelet count = 1

| wsop money finishes = 7

| wsop main event best finish rank = 23rd

| wsop main event best finish year = 2007

| wpt titles = 1

| wpt final tables = 2

| wpt money finishes = 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.{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26189 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26201 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=2007 1st Annual Heads-Up Championships, No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Championships |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26721 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In addition, Edler won the September 2007 World Poker Tour title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615.{{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=April 6, 2024 |website=CardPlayer.com}} 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,{{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=March 26, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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.{{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=April 6, 2024 |website=CardPlayer.com}}

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.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=18303 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

As of 2010, Edler's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,425,000.{{Cite web |title=William Edler's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=37858 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,306,489 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Bill Edler |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=681 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}