A penchant for low stakes, some smart play at the table, and a deep understanding of YouTube production and analytics recently helped Wolfgang Poker’s channel reach over a million subscribers.
Alexander “Wolfgang” Seibt started the account in 2002, but using YouTube Shorts and catering to those who prefer some lower limit poker games has helped. Canal vault to the top Between vloggers and streamers in poker. The channel became the first to reach the seven-figure subscriber mark.
“We’ve been going really fast over the last few months, and we just hit a million subscribers, which is surreal,” Seibt said last week to mark the occasion.
YouTube Poker Chart Topper
To mark his accomplishment of earning those subscriber numbers, Seibt received a commemorative plaque from YouTube, which he showed off while detailing his rise to vlogging success. He was originally hoping to get $300 towards a free local casino cash game entry, and it ended up far exceeding his expectations.
“I had no idea the journey would take me this far. It’s honestly crazy to say we’ve reached a million subscribers.
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YouTube has begun rewarding creators who use the Shorts feature more in an attempt to compete with TikTok. These videos are only a minute or less in length, and with low-stakes poker hands, Wolfgang has been able to attract a growing audience over the past year. As a result, many fellow vloggers have also turned to shorts to boost their numbers.
Wolfgang Poker now tops the YouTube subscriber numbers of top poker vloggers such as Daniel Negreanu (783,000), Brad Owen (701,000), Doug Polk (400,000), Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau (270,000), Team NextGen Poker (206,000), Andrew Niemi (192,000), Jonathan Little (174,000), Joey Ingram (153,000), Mariano Grandoli (147,000), Jeff Gross (118,000), Bart Hanson (91,000), Lex Ozias (58,000), Jeff Busque (56,000), and Johnny” Feelings” Moreno (55,000). (Note: These numbers do not count other platforms like Twitch, where a large number of online poker players have also developed large followings.)
Wolfgang also has more than double the number of YouTube subscribers for some of the most popular poker tours and casino cash game streams, such as World Poker Tour (565,000), PokerGO (514,000), Hustler Casino Live (301,000), GGPoker (261,000), Bally Live Poker ( 218,000), Triton Poker (203,000), PartyPoker Live (176,000), and The Lodge Live (152,000).
In fact, the only poker channel on YouTube with more subscribers than Wolfgang is online poker giant PokerStars, with 1.72 million subscribers. Keep in mind that PokerStars is said to have over 50 million registered users overall, and has posted nearly 4,000 videos on its account since its inception in 2009. Meanwhile, Seibt has reached 1 million subscribers in less than 500 videos Video, starting ten years later.
As a former editor of a popular YouTuber, Seibt brought a deep production background to the process. The Dallas, Texas-based pro originally went viral with a video showing him winning a $1,000 pot with Pocket Kings. The hand attracted over 100 million views across all of Wolfgang’s media channels, and has since totaled nearly 600 million views overall.
In his latest video, Seibt and his editor Lucas take a look at some of the channel’s recent trends, which include more than 88 million views in a week and 194 million views in the last 90 days.
Some play, but a lot of work
While poker vlogs may seem like fun, the entire production involves a lot of work. This process is much more than just walking into a casino and playing poker.
Wolfgang takes additional shots and photos of the property when he’s away from the table, takes notes on people’s hands, and much more. He had to hire a full-time editor, with Seibt heading to the casinos and cardrooms several times a week. He also uses two phones and a video camera to capture the action and scene. It may take a lot of work, but the effort seems to resonate with viewers.
With his ability to attract a new, younger audience to poker, Wolfgang has attracted advertisers outside of YouTube, and many card rooms now pay for him to play at their facilities. Having reached 1 million subscribers, Sebet is happy to be working hard at something he loves.
“The money combined with the freedom combined with not having to work a regular job is always tempting,” Seibt said. Card player.
