Christoph Vogelsang (born 26 July 1985) is a German professional poker player from Sassenberg, Münster.

Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang in 2015
Nickname(s)Tight-Man1
26071985
Born (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985 (age 38)
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
Information accurate as of 31 March 2020.

Early life edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Vogelsang: "I Think I Got Luckier Than 99% of All Poker Players"". Pokerlistings. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ Holloway, Chad (6 October 2013). "£50,000 Super High Roller". PokerNews. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ Tuley, Dave (2 July 2014). "Daniel Colman wins One Drop for $15 million". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ Oresteen, Paul (2 June 2017). "Christoph Vogelsang Wins 2017 Super High Roller Bowl". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Christoph Vogelsang's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Poker Player Tight-Man1". HighstakesDB. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Poker Player 26071985". HighstakesDB. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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