Michael Lech | |
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Nickname(s) | miguelfiesta |
Residence | Alma, Arkansas, U.S |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 1 |
Final table(s) | 8 |
Money finish(es) | 76 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 138th, 2019 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 1 |
Michael Lech is an American poker player.
Lech originally hails from Alma, Alabama, a tiny, unincorporated town with a population of 600.[1]
Lech has a degree in International Business from the University of Arkansas.[1]
Lech is the holder of ten circuit rings[2] 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).[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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,[13] 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.[14]
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.[15]
As of 2024, Lech's live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.[16]
Lech has three cashes in the Main Event with finishings of 138th ($59,295; 2019), 391st ($28,356; 2016), and 881st ($15,000; 2021).
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.
As of August 2023, Lech's total live tournament winnings exceeds $1,600,000.