Christoph Vogelsang

Christoph Vogelsang is a German professional poker player who was born in Sassenberg on July 26, 1985. He is one of the most successful German “golden generation” players, having won over $28 million from live tournament winnings. 

In terms of playing online poker, he has done so under the aliases “Tight-Man1” on the now-defunct Full Tilt and “26071985” on PokerStars. He has won a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP title) and has winnings in the hundred’s of thousands on PokerStars. Additionally, he is a well known Christian, religion is a major part of his life.

Christoph Vogelsang: Early Life

Vogelsang was born and raised in Sassenberg, Münster. He pursued an economics education at Witten/Herdecke University at the London School of Economics. Vogelsang is currently a citizen of London.

Christoph claimed that he started out to be very lucky. Chris didn’t realize how large swings could be for the first few months, and he doesn’t believe he would have continued playing if he hadn’t been so lucky. He also really enjoyed his studies and didn’t intend to make a living playing poker.

Vogelsang believes that he was luckier than 99% of other players. He said that after four weeks of making a few $10 deposits, he was already participating in NL5k cash games. He used to discuss poker a lot with his friends in an effort to get better at the game. That helped him study poker theory and recognize his errors, and it was a great motivator for him.

Christoph Vogelsang: Poker Career

Christoph Vogelsang’s Hendon page shows $28 million in live tournament winnings. He is ranked second on the German all-time winning list and 19th overall as of the time of writing.

His profile shows that the first cash was made in October 2013. Vogelsang was already a well-known online pro by that point, so he didn’t have to spend time grinding through low-stakes tournaments to get into big live events. 

He finished third for £383,200 in the £50,000 Super High Roller at the EPT London. He earned €36,700 for placing 25th in the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event 2014. At the 2014 WSOP in Vegas later that summer, he won his first seven-figure sum.

Vogelsang is no Stranger when it comes to High Rollers

He came in 5th place in the $100,000 NLHE Super High Roller at the Bahamas’ PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January 2015. For that performance, he received more than $512,160. He finished 3rd in the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller in Barcelona in August 2015 and earned €551,485. His highest live tournament win to date came in May 2017 when he won the $300,000 NLHE Aria Super High Roller for a staggering $6 million. For the title, he defeated Jake Schindler of America in a head-to-head match.

He returned to the same tournament the following May for another final table finish, this time taking 5th spot for $1.2 million. He placed 2nd in the $250,000 No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller Bowl at partypoker LIVE in Sochi in March 2020. Although he took home $2.4 million, he was defeated by Canadian Timothy Adams in the head-to-head final.

Conclusion

Vogelsang is well known for his analytical style of play, in which he regularly considers choices for a lot longer than is usual. His opponents, who dislike his reclusive tanking, are frequently irritated by this. Other poker players usually accused Vogelsang of angle shooting because he took so long to make decisions. However, this accusation has never been proven. A problem won’t easily knock him down because he is still one of the most popular players.