11-16-2007 20:17 UTC-4

Edler Hanging by a Thread

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Bill Edler

A super short-stacked Bill Edler just managed to double up and gain a little extra breathing room, after getting all of his chips into the middle holding {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

against an opponent's red tens.

"That's what I was hoping for," Edler said before the dealer spread the flop.
The table oohed and awed when the flop came {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{8-Diamonds}

{9-Spades}

, giving Edler top pair, but also giving his opponent an open ended straight draw, which he managed to hit when the turn brought the {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

.

Edler had two outs to a bigger straight with one card to go, and sure enough, the {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

fell on the river to lock it up for Bill. Edler stacked up just over 3,000 chips after the hand.

Tags: Bill Edler