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Michael Lech
American poker player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Lech is an American semi-professional midstakes poker player that has won a bracelet online and numerous circuit rings live.
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Early life
Birth
Lech originally hails from Alma, Alabama, a tiny, unincorporated town with a population of 600.[2]
Education
Lech has a degree in International Business from the University of Arkansas.[2]
World Series of Poker Circuit
Lech is the holder of nine circuit rings[3] with his best cash of the amateur tour including an outright win in the $2,200 No Limit Hold'em High Roller (Event #9) ($106,377) at the WSOPC New Orleans (2017).[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
World Series of Poker
Lech won his maiden bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Freezeout (Event #13) (Online) ($164,249) at the 2020 World Series of Poker,[14] with his biggest cash to date from a runner-up finish in the $888 No Limit Hold'em Crazy Eights 8-Handed (re-entry) (Event #54) ($401,888) at the 2016 World Series of Poker.[15]
Lech added another top 3 finishing to his resume in the $400 No Limit Hold'em - 8-Max (Online Bracelet Event 5) ($65,383) at the 2023 World Series of Poker.[16]
World Series of Poker Main Event
World Series of Poker Live Main Event
Lech has three cashes in the Main Event with finishings of 138th ($59,295; 2019), 391st ($28,356; 2016), and 881st ($15,000; 2021).
World Series of Poker Online Main Event
Lech has two cashes in the Main Event (Online) including a 31st place in 2020 for $55,880, and a 98th-place finish in 2021 for $29,532.
Career earnings
As of July 2024, Lech's total live tournament winnings exceeds $1,650,000.
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