William (Bill) Edler

William (Bill) Edler (born November 2, 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.

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 has cashed seven times on the World Poker Tour, including a final table appearance at the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in 2007. In September of 2007 he won his first WPT title at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, winning $747,615.

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.

As of 2008, Edler’s total live tournament winnings exceed $3,375,000.