Sirzat Hissou is a German poker player best known for finishing second to Martin Kabrhel in the �50,000 NLHE Diamond High Roller event at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe festival.
Hissou has live tournament cashes dating back to December 2012, but most of his volume started in mid-2016. In January 2018, Hissou recorded his first five-figure score, banking �21,235 for a ninth-place finish in the �3,300 WPT European Championships in Berlin. Three months later, he finished 18th in the �10,300 partypoker MILLIONS Barcelona Grand Final for a new career-best score of �50,000.
In December 2019, Hissou was the runner-up in the �5,200 Pot-Limit Omaha event at thePokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival, earning a new career-high of �90,380.
From March 2022, Hissou began frequenting high roller and super high roller events. Two third-place finishes in the space of a couple of days in �25,000 Single Day High Rollers at EPT Prague earned Hissou �90,760 and �140,460. A month later, at EPT Monte Carlo, Hissou collected �108,380 for a sixth-place finish in a �25,000 buy-in tournament.
His 13th-place finish in the �100,000 NLHE Triton Main Event in Madrid came with �186,000, which remained his largest haul until he won �189,600 for a sixth-place finish in the �50,000 EPT Paris Super High Roller.
Hissou competed in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju and Montenegro during March and May 2024. Several deep runs, including a runner-up finish in a $21,200 buy-in event in Jeju that came with $599,000, saw Hissou add $1,308,000 to his live earnings tally.
Having previously finished sixth in the $25,000 GGMillion$ bracelet event at the 2024 WSOP Europe for �65,000, Hissou entered the �50,000 NLHE Diamond High Roller. He ultimately finished in second place for �353,000.
Sirzat Hissou's Top 5 Live Results
Date | Event | Rank | Prize |
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Mar 2024 | $21,200 Triton Jeju | 2nd | $599,000 |
Oct 2024 | �50,000 WSOPE Diamond High Roller | 2nd | �353,000 ($390,379) |
Mar 2024 | $52,000 Triton Bounty | 5th | $279,000 |
May 2024 | $31,800 Triton | 6th | $238,000 |
Feb 2024 | �50,000 EPT Paris SHR | 6th | �189,600 ($204,359) |