2019 WSOP Day 14: Bechtel Sets Record with Win

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 12th, 2019

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Poker trivia:  Who won the 1993 WSOP Main Event? Hint:  That same person won a WSOP bracelet yesterday, a full 26 years after his last one. Scroll to the bottom to get the scoop on that poker champion and the new record that he set. On Tuesday, June 11, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 19:  $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker – Day 4 of 5

Total entries: 8,809 Prize pool:  $11,892,150 Players paid:  1,322 Minimum payout:  $2,249 Winner payout:  $1,344,930 Day 4 players remaining:  6 Final table chip counts: Kazuki Ikeuchi (Japan) – 60,750,000 chips Cory Albertson (USA) – 57,475,000 chips Lokesh Garg (USA) – 28,800,000 chips Joshua Thibodaux (USA) – 26,975,000 chips John Gorsuch (USA) – 23,450,000 chips Vincas Tamasauskas (Lithuania) – 22,600,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 7^th place:  Bob Shao (USA) - $204,306 8^th place:  Fabian Gumz (Germany) - $157,565 9^th place:  Joshua Reichard (USA) - $122,375 Day 5 starting time:  12noon

Event 21:  $10K NL 2-7 Lowball Draw – Final

Total entries: 91 Prize pool:  $855,400 Players paid:  14 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Jim Bechtel (USA) - $253,817 2^nd place:  Vincent Musso (USA) - $156,872 3^rd place:  Darren Elias (USA) - $109,738 4^th place:  Prahlad Friedman (USA) - $78,157 5^th place:  Jean-Robert Bellande (USA) - $56,693 6^th place:  Pedro Bromfman (Brazil) - $41,897 7^th place:  Paul Volpe (USA) - $31,556 8^th place:  Galen Hall (USA) - $24,232

Event 22:  $1K Double Stack NLHE – Final

Total entries:  3,253 Prize pool:  $2,927,700 Players paid:  488 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Jorden Fox (USA) - $420,693 2^nd place:  Jayachandra Gangaiah (USA) - $259,834 3^rd place:  Jeffrey Smith (USA) - $191,789 4^th place:  Simon Legat (France) - $142,648 5^th place:  Marco Aurelio (USA) - $106,917 6th place:  Ryan Teves (USA) - $80,760 7^th place:  Scott Vener (USA) - $61,480 8^th place:  Andrew Glauberg (USA) - $47,173 9^th place:  Christopher Andler (Sweden) - $36,484

Event 23:  $1,500 Eight-Game Mix – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  612 Prize pool:  $826,200 Players paid:  92 Minimum payout:  $2,257 Winner payout:  $177,294 Day 3 players remaining:  2 Final table chip counts: Rami Boukai (USA) - 4,565,000 chips John Evans (USA) – 1,545,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 3^rd place:  Chris Klodnicki (USA) - $72,933 4^th place:  Philip Long (UK) - $49,531 5^th place:  Allen Kessler (USA) - $34,329 6^th place:  Donny Rubinstein (USA) - $24,292 Day 4 starting time:  2pm

Event 25:  $600 PLO Deepstack – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  2,577 Prize pool:  $1,352,925 Players paid:  387 Minimum payout:  $875 Winner payout:  $205,605 Day 2 players remaining:  12 Chip leader:  Corey Wright (USA) – 16,025,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 26:  $2,620 NLHE Marathon – Day 2 of 6

Total entries:  1,083 Prize pool:  $2,553,714 Players paid:  163 Minimum payout:  $3,928 Winner payout:  $477,401 Day 2 players remaining:  188 Chip leader:  David Coleman (USA) – 651,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  1pm

Event 27:  $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  460 Prize pool:  $621,000 Players paid:  69 Minimum payout:  $2,265 Winner payout:  $142,801 Day 2 players remaining:  22 Chip leader:  Michael Mizrachi (USA) – 643,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  2pm

Event 28:  $1K NLHE – Day 1 of 3

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Total entries:  2,477 Prize pool:  $2,229,300 Players paid:  372 Minimum payout:  $1,500 Winner payout:  $341,854 Day 1 players remaining:  346 Chip leader:  Guiseppe Pantaleo (Germany) – 498,000 chips Day 2 starting time:  12noon

Event 29:  $10K HORSE – Day 1 of 4

Total entries:  161 (registration remains open Prize pool:  $1,513,400 (not final) Players paid:  TBD Minimum payout:  TBD Winner payout:  TBD Day 1 players remaining:  83 Chip leader:  Daniel Ospina (Colombia) – 255,000 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

Some poker players were not yet born in 1993, and others paid little or no attention to the lesser-known World Series of Poker at that time. But that year, he achieved a feat that few had done before him by winning $1 million in the WSOP Main Event. Prior to that, Bechtel was a farmer who played poker occasionally, though he did rack up some final table finishes at the WSOP in the late 1970s and 1980s. The 1993 Main Event garnered 231 players, and Bechtel finished on top for $1 million. The Arizonan has since made numerous other WSOP final tables, most notably taking fourth place in the 2006 $50K HORSE event, but it wasn’t until yesterday that he won his second bracelet. At the age of 67, he also set a record – the longest period (26 years) between bracelet wins, breaking the record of 24 years set by Chip Reese. The 2019 bracelet win came in his favorite game, deuce-to-seven. “It’s the toughest true poker game,” he explained. It’s much more complicated than a lot of the other games where the math comes in so much. This game, it’s the read of the player.” He also added that he was happy to win again. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1138679992810737665 In Event 22, Jorden Fox celebrated his first WSOP bracelet, surrounded by his family, including his eight-months pregnant partner. He noted that he attends the WSOP each year with his father and several other family members, all of whom play events and support each other. “It’s the most amazing thing,” he said. “I’m about to have a baby next month, and I’m only here to play three tournaments. This is the third one, and I just won it. It’s unbelievable.” https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1138584663843168257