Michael Lech
American poker player
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Michael Lech is an American semi-professional online poker player and pro-am[2] live poker player who has won two bracelets online and numerous circuit rings live.
| Michael Lech | |||||||
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| Nickname | miguelfiesta | ||||||
| World Series of Poker | |||||||
| Bracelets | 2 | ||||||
| Final tables | 9 | ||||||
| Money finishes | 203[1] | ||||||
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 138th, 2019 | ||||||
| World Poker Tour | |||||||
| Title | None | ||||||
| Final table | None | ||||||
| Money finishes | 2 | ||||||
| European Poker Tour | |||||||
| Title | None | ||||||
| Final table | None | ||||||
| Money finish | 1 | ||||||
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Early life
Birth
Lech originally hails from Alma, Alabama, a tiny, unincorporated town with a population of 600.[3]
Education
Lech has a degree in International Business from the University of Arkansas.[3]
World Series of Poker Circuit
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 Online,[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
Lech won his second bracelet in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - PKO (Online Bracelet Event #3) ($7,605) at the 2024 World Series of Poker.[18]
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.