Christopher Vitch

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Christopher Vitch
  Personal information  
Date of birth May 10, 1983
place of birth United StatesUnited States Florida
place of residence United StatesUnited States Scottsdale
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 320,103
Total prize money $ 1,887,208
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 33
Best main event 463rd ( 2017 )
Last updated: January 14, 2020

Christopher Vitch (born May 10, 1983 in Florida ) is a professional American poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

Personal

Vitch worked as a computer scientist before starting his poker career . He lives in Scottsdale , Arizona .

Poker career

Career

Vitch has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2008 .

In June 2008 , Vitch was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came in the money in three tournaments. He received his highest prize money of more than 50,000 US dollars for ninth place at the World Championship of variant Limit Hold'em . He finished third in a shootout event at the 2012 WSOP and again received over $ 50,000 in prize money. In early July 2015 , he finished second in a WSOP event in Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better for more than $ 110,000. At the 2016 WSOP , Vitch finished third in a HORSE event for more than $ 90,000 and around two weeks later secured his first bracelet and a prize of more than $ 135,000 in a mixed triple draw lowball tournament . A year later he won the Seven Card Stud Hi / Lo Championship at the 2017 WSOP and received the grand prize of over $ 320,000 alongside his second bracelet . At the beginning of February 2018, Vitch played at the US Poker Open at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and took second place at the Mixed Game Championship, worth almost $ 250,000. Mid-December 2019, he won one in 8-Game played high rollers -Event the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas and was due to a deal with Shaun Deeb prize money of 116,600 US dollars.

In total, Vitch has earned more than $ 1.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Vitch cashed 33 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2016 0.2500 Mixed lowball triple draw 236 136,854
2017 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 125 320.103

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Vitch Wins 2017 World Series of Poker $ 10,000 Stud Eight-Or-Better Championship on cardplayer.com on June 27, 2017, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Christopher Vitch in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Christopher Vitch in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 2,500 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout (Event # 25)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event # 65)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 1,500 HORSE (Event # 8)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (Event # 40)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi / Lo Championship (Event # 48)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ 2018 US Poker Open ($ 25,000 + 1,000 Mixed Game Championship - (Event # 4)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2019 (English).
  13. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 10,000 8-Game Mix - Bellagio High Roller (Event # 12)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 22, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Vitch, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Florida , United States