Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang (born 26 July 1985) is a German professional poker player from Sassenberg, Münster.
Christoph Vogelsang | |
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Christoph Vogelsang in 2015 | |
Nickname(s) | Tight-Man1 26071985 |
Born | 26 July 1985 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 4 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
Early life
Vogelsang was raised in Sassenberg, Münster. He studied economics at Witten/Herdecke University and the London School of Economics. Vogelsang currently resides in London and is a Christian.
Poker career
In 2010, Vogelsang made several $10 deposits into online poker. Within 4 weeks he was playing $5000 No Limit Hold'em online cash games.[1]
In October 2013, Vogelsang cashed in his first major tournament, the EPT London £50,000 Super High Roller where he finished 3rd for £383,200 ($621,321).[2] He participated in the 2014 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop finishing 3rd for $4,480,001.[3] In June 2017, he won the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl and earned $6,000,000.[4]
As of March 2020, Vogelsang's live tournament earnings exceed $25,000,000.[5]
Online poker
Vogelsang played under the alias Tight-Man1 on Full Tilt Poker where he earned over $1,900,000 and under the alias 26071985 on PokerStars where he has earned over $600,000.[6][7]
References
- "Vogelsang: "I Think I Got Luckier Than 99% of All Poker Players"". Pokerlistings. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "£50,000 Super High Roller". PokerNews. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- Tuley, Dave (2 July 2014). "Daniel Colman wins One Drop for $15 million". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/christoph-vogelsang-wins-2017-super-high-roller-bowl
- http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=294789
- "Poker Player Tight-Man1". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Poker Player 26071985". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 5 May 2017.