world champions, Bechtel himself and Doyle Brunson, WSOP bracelet winners T. J. Cloutier, Phil Ivey, Dewey Tomko, Chip Reese, as well as established professionals David Singer who has since won a bracelet, Patrik Antonius, and Andy Bloch, who finished runner-up in the tournament. Bechtel was eliminated after his pocket sevens were beaten by Bloch's pocket tens. Bechtel earned $549,120 for his fourth-place finish. In 2009, Bechtel competed in the WSOP Champions Invitational tournament, open only to players who have won the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event at the World Series of Poker. The tournament drew 20 out of the 24 living former world champions, and the ten-handed final table was broadcast by ESPN. Bechtel finished fourth place in the tournament, which was won by 1983 World Champion Tom McEvoy. In 2019, Bechtel won a No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw for his first bracelet since his 1993 Main Event win. The 26 years between bracelet wins is the longest such span in WSOP history. World Series of Poker bracelet World Poker Tour Bechtel has competed on the World Poker Tour and has cashed in four tournaments. His highest cash was 10th place in the season two Five Diamond World Poker Classic, held at the Bellagio. He earned $34,917. His other three cashes were at the season two Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker (15th place, earning $15,450), the season three WPT World Championship (69th place, earning $30,000), and the season four L. A. Poker Classic (35th place, earning $26,573). Bechtel has earned a total of $106,940 from his cashes on the WPT. Other poker tournaments Aside from the WSOP and WPT, Bechtel has made numerous cashes and has won two other major tournaments. His first major tournament victory was at the 1992 Hall of Fame Poker Classic, where he won the $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, earning $214,000. In 1994, he won the Queens Poker Classic IV $2,500 buy-in No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw event, earning a prize of $60,750. Since then, he has cashed in many different tournaments and made more than a dozen final table appearances. His most recent major tournament cash was 48th place (earning $4,139) in the 2010 Arizona Poker Championship $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. As of 2012, his total tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000. His 23 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,838,861 of those winnings. References 1952 births World Series of Poker Main