The $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship was won by 42-year-old poker pro Bill Edler, from Las Vegas, NV. Edler has cashed in many previous tournaments but this was his first victory at the World Series of Poker.

Edler is married and has a seven-year-old daughter. On what turned out to be the final hand of the tournament, Edler was forced to make a very tough call for most of his chips. At one point during his two-minute deliberation he rubbed his wedding ring, and then announced "call." After the tournament concluded, Edler was asked if he was thinking about his wife during the decision.