Thomas Bihl

Thomas Bihl, born in 1975, is a German poker player who became the first person to win a World Series of Poker bracelet outside Las Vegas, Nevada. He was sponsored by Betfair, the official sponsor of the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe, and his bracelet came in a HORSE event, the inaugural WSOPE event. In the heads-up final he defeated Jennifer Harman after she raised all-in with two pair, and he hit an open-ended straight and flush draw to make his straight on the river. By 2026 his live tournament winnings were about 419,325 dollars. He co-authored a chapter on Sit and Go strategy in the German-language book Poker Matrix: Dimensionen des Erfolgs in 2007.