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