Bill Edler

World Series of Poker: Day 1B Observations

By: Poker Shrink – July 04, 2008

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  • The field for Day 1B is clearly smaller than for Day 1A, there are sixteen empty tables in the main tournament area. Cash games continue in that section of the room. Final number for today will not be avaiable until at least the end of round three (the dinner break).

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  • All five of the multi-table satellites yesterday had over 225 players. The largest was the $330 with 390 starters. Numbers were a bit off today with the July 4th holiday. A full slate of satellites are running tomorrow and a final 8 AM Mega on Sunday.

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  • Two of my favorite players were in the field today. Bill Edler and Kristy Gazes. Two very good players and just plain great people. Kristy has three cashes so far this Series; Bill has been blanked this year but we all remember his bracelet last summer and his great run in the Main Event (23rd). I like to point out players like these two, if only to balance the other side of poker offered by the Doctor of Darkness Pauly.

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  • The online qualifiers were even more prominent today with the new t-shirts, hats and stick-on logos seemingly at every other seat.

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  • I took in the Life Style Expo during the first level, I was hoping for one real hi-lite. Just when it looked like I was going to have to settle for a Doyle book signing; I discovered the Cyndy Violette clothing emporium with Cyndy herself there to smile happiness into anyone's day.

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  • I also stopped by the Cardoza Publishing booth. I predict the Cardoza display will be one of the hottest attractions at next year's Life Style Expo.
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    Tags: wsop, main event, bill edler, kristy gazes, cyndy violette
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    Poker's Other Good Guy: Bill Edler

    By: Poker Shrink – September 10, 2007

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    There are a lot of characters in the poker world. There are also a fair number of jerks, imbeciles, massive egos, drug abusers, emotionally crippled..... Well you get the picture. In poker as in many professions, it takes all kinds. But clearly there is more of a dark side to poker players in comparison with the tournament staff, the casino workers and the poker media. It's partially the rock star/superstar thing and it's also a function of playing a game for a living. Poker is a strange world to make a living in.

    But to every dark litany there is also an exception and Bill Edler is a shining exception for the poker world. Bill is having a break-out year, which just got another big boost from his WPT win last night at the Beau Rivage in Mississippi.

    Adding to the mystic is the huge comeback Bill engineered. After being down to two chips late on Day Three and moving in three hands in a row, Bill fought back to make the six handed final table and eventually late last night win the $747,000 first prize and a WPT title to go along with his first WSOP bracelet he won just a few months ago.

    Here are the highlights of Bill's Year in Poker 2007:

    Gulf Coast Poker Championship Main Event /WPT Event Season 5 - Beau Rivage, Biloxi - Sept 9, 2007 Champion

    38th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship 23rd $333,490 Jul 17, 2007

    38th Annual World Series of Poker - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Short Handed $904,672 Jun 28, 2007 Champion

    Bay 101 Shooting Star / WPT Event Season 5
    WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship 6th $160,000 Mar 16, 2007

    L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5
    Event #30 - WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship 7th $189,840 Mar 1, 2007

    Poker NetCast Heads-Up Challenge - No Limit Hold'em Championship $215,000 Feb 8, 2007 Champion

    Borgata Poker Classic / WPT Event Season V
    Event #10 - WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship 13th $55,387 Jan 30, 2007

    Borgata Poker Classic / WPT Event Season V
    Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em 4th $84,700 Jan 24, 2007

    As I write this, Bill may well be on a plane headed for the WSOPE in London or on a shorter flight to the Borgata in Atlantic City or he could be heading home to be with his wife and daughter and enjoying more of the great life he treasures.

     
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