This Week's Big Winner: Christoph Vogelsang Wins $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl

Christoph Vogelsang has won the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl, topping a field of 56 entrants in the $300,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event to take the title and the first-place prize of $6 million.

Incredibly, this was the German high-stakes cash game player’s very first live tournament title, despite the fact that he now has more than $13.7 million in lifetime earnings. Over $10 million of those cashes come from this win and his third-place showing in the 2014 World Series of Poker Big One For One Drop $1 million buy-in event.

Here are the five biggest hands that propelled Vogelsang to the win.

Tournament: Super High Roller Bowl
Buy-In: $300,000
No. of Entries: 56
Prize Pool: $16,800,000
1st Place Prize: $6,000,000

The Action

The action folded around to the blinds, where Vogelsang completed. Bonomo raised to 175,000 and Vogelsang called. The flop came down 9 2 2 and Vogelsang checked. Bonomo bet 100,000 and Vogelsang called. The turn was the J and Vogelsang checked again. This time Bonomo checked behind and the river was the Q. Vogelsang checked for a third time, and Bonomo bet 700,000. After a few seconds, Vogelsang moved all in. Bonomo only had about 600,000 remaining, and eventually decided to call with 4 2 for trips. Unfortunately for him, Vogelsang had K 10 to make a runner-runner straight.

The Action

With four players left and Jake Schindler holding a commanding lead with nearly two-thirds of the chips in play, Vogelsang raised to 130,000 from under the gun. Tsoukernik then moved all-in from the small blind for 2,200,000. Schindler folded his big blind and Vogelsang immediately called with pocket aces. Tsoukernik needed a lot of help with his A 10. but the board of K 8 2 K 3 wasn’t enough to save his tournament life.

The Action

Stefan Schillhabel raised to 135,000 on the button and Schindler made the call from the small blind. Vogelsang then three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Schillhabel then moved all-in for a total of 1,600,000 and Vogelsang quickly called with pocket queens. Schillhabel needed help with A J, and got a little of it on a flop of J 6 3. According to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator, Schillhabel was less than 24 percent to double up. The 5 and 6 on the turn and river weren’t the help he needed, and Schillhabel was eliminated. Even with that pot, Vogelsang entered heads-up play a 2:1 chip disadvantage.

The Action

Vogelsang limped in on the button and Schindler raised to 500,000 from the big blind. Vogelsang called and the flop came down 8 3 2. Schindler bet 275,000 and Vogelsang called. The turn was the Q and Schindler bet 900,000. Vogelsang called, and the river was the 4. Schindler checked, and Vogelsang moved all-in for 3,200,000. Schindler immediately called with pocket eights for a flopped set, but Vogelsang’s A 5 had rivered a wheel, giving him a double up and the heads-up chip lead.

The Action

Schindler limped in on the button and Vogelsang checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down 10 3 2 and Vogelsang checked. Schindler bet 100,000 and Vogelsang called. The turn was the 7 and Vogelsang checked again. This time Schindler bet 400,000, and Vogelsang check-raised to 1,500,000. Schindler called and the 2 hit the river. Vogelsang bet 2,300,000 and Schindler took a bit of time before moving all-in for 6,200,000. Vogelsang didn’t have any time extensions and was forced to make a quick read, and ultimately decided to call with 10 7 for two pair. Schindler could only turn over a busted straight draw, and was eliminated.

Final Table Results

1. Christoph Vogelsang — $6,000,000
2. Jake Schindler — $3,600,000
3. Stefan Schillhabel — $2,400,000
4. Leon Tsoukernik — $1,800,000
5. Byron Kaverman — $1,400,000
6. Pratyush Buddiga — $1,000,000
7. Justin Bonomo — $600,000