Thomas Bihl (born 1975) is a German

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player who became the first person to win a

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outside

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. Bihl was sponsored by

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, the official sponsor of the 2007

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(WSOPE). His bracelet win came in a

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event. Bihl defeated

Jennifer Harman Jennifer C. Harman (born November 29, 1964) is an American professional poker player. She has won two World Series of Poker bracelets in open events, one of only four women to have done so. Career Harman won her first World Series of Poker brac ...

heads-up after Harman raised all-in with

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. Bihl had an open-ended

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and

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. He hit his straight on the

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, winning the inaugural WSOPE event. As of 2008, his live tournament winnings approximately $370,000.Thomas Bihl results at Hendon Mob
Accessed September 9, 2007

World Series of Poker bracelets

An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe

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* 1975 births German poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners Living people {{poker-stub