Despite wearing the Argentina jersey, the champion of Event 9 of Triton Poker Montenegro is German. Christoph Vogelsang won the third golden trident of his career by winning the NLH 7-Handed tournament with a $50,000 buy-in and earning $1,037,858. The prize was decided after a deal between the last three survivors of the competition.
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However, this was not the only million-dollar prize in Vogelsang’s career. Before this title, the German had already accumulated nearly $46 million in live circuit earnings. The biggest score of his career happened in 2017, when he won the Super High Roller Bowl III, a $300,000 buy-in tournament that awarded a $6 million prize.
Additionally, the prize distribution was decided through a deal at 3-handed. At that moment, Austrian Thomas Muehloecker was leading in chips and, therefore, secured the largest reward from the deal, pocketing $1,071,015. Even with the largest share of the prize, the Austrian was eliminated in third place.
After Mühlöcker’s exit, the heads-up was marked by an all-German battle. Leonard Maue faced his compatriot in the final and finished with a respectable runner-up position, receiving $909,127. The final table also featured important names in the world of poker, such as Bryn Kenney and Alex Theologis.
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Check out the final table payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $1,037,858 |
| 2nd | Leonard Maue | Germany | $909,127 |
| 3rd | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | $1,071,015 |
| 4th | Alex Theologis | Greece | $525,000 |
| 5th | Bryn Kenney | United States | $422,000 |
| 6th | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | $331,000 |
| 7th | Wang Ye | China | $248,000 |
From second in the deal to the title
When the seven finalists of Event 9 returned for the decision, Vogelsang appeared with the second largest chip stack, behind only the Norwegian Kayhan Mokri. However, the then chip leader fell early in sixth place after losing his last chips to Thomas Mühlöcker.
Thus, the Austrian took the lead at the final table and extended his advantage by eliminating Bryn Kenney in fifth place and Alex Theologis shortly after. At the formation of the 3-handed, Mühlöcker had almost double the chips compared to his opponents. Coincidentally, the three survivors of the competition were German-speaking players.
Finally, the finalists called the tournament organization to discuss a financial deal. Mühlöcker took the largest part of the prize, while the tournament reserved an extra $100,000 and the trophy for the champion. After the deal, Christoph Vogelsang confirmed his surge in the final stretch and finished at the top of the podium at Triton Montenegro.
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