Sirzat Hissou

Sirzat Hissou's live tournament results date back to December 2012, though the bulk of his scoreboard began to take shape from mid-2016. His first five-figure payout came in January 2018 when he finished ninth in a €3,300 event at the WPT Europe stop in Berlin, collecting €21,235. Three months later, he added €50,000 by taking 18th in the €10,300 final of the partypoker MILLIONS Barcelona. He then moved into Pot-Limit Omaha success in December 2019, finishing runner-up in the €5,200 PLO event at PokerStars EPT Prague for €90,380 — at the time a career-high result.

Hissou began playing high rollers and super high rollers on a regular basis in March 2022. At EPT Prague, he recorded two third-place finishes in €25,000 single-day high-roller events within 48 hours, banking €90,760 and €140,460. He then took sixth in a €25,000 event at EPT Monte Carlo for €108,380. In May 2022, Hissou travelled to Madrid for the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series and placed 13th in the €100,000 main event, a result worth €186,000. His next major high-stakes cash came in February 2024 at EPT Paris, where he finished sixth in the €50,000 Super High Roller for €189,600.

Hissou's biggest sustained run came during the spring and autumn of 2024. At the Triton Poker stop in Jeju in March, he made several deep runs: runner-up in a $21,200 buy-in event for $599,000, fifth in a $52,000 bounty event for $279,000, and sixth in a $31,800 event for $238,000. In May, he travelled to Triton Montenegro and continued his form; combined, the Jeju and Montenegro results added $1,308,000 to his live tournament earnings in only a few months.

At the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov, Hissou first finished sixth in the €25,000 GGMillion$ bracelet event for €65,000. He then reached the final table of the €50,000 NLHE Diamond High Roller, ultimately finishing second to Martin Kabrhel. The runner-up prize came to €353,000, roughly $390,379. In December 2024, he placed 12th in the $25,000 Super Main Event at WSOP Paradise, winning $370,150. These results established Hissou among Germany's most consistent live high-stakes performers.

During the 2024 WSOP Europe main event, Hissou was the story of the middle stages. Starting Sunday's play with 657,000 in chips, he roughly doubled his stack to 1,353,000 by the end of the evening, finishing as the chip leader. Seven other players also bagged more than one million, with Patrik Jaros second at 1,320,000 and Vlada Stojanovic third at 1,211,000. The field had grown to 768 total entrants, creating a €7,219,200 prize pool. At that point 185 players remained from the 412 who had bagged on Day 1a and 1b, along with dozens who max-late-registered at the start of Day 2. The next day's 116 in-the-money finishers were to be determined from the returning field. Notable names chasing the title included Alex Foxen, who bagged 539,000 for 43rd, and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, who bagged 529,000 for 46th while still seeking his first WSOP bracelet.

Hissou is widely described as a loose-aggressive player, someone who uses position and range advantages to put constant pressure on opponents. His postflop game is flexible: he is capable of making precise folds in marginal spots as well as well-timed bluffs. Friends and observers also point to strong emotional control and the ability to adjust to different player types. He is considered a low-key, focused competitor, and his online nickname "Zissou" has prompted lighthearted speculation about a movie character connection. He has occasionally shared strategic views on poker forums, where some players hold his opinions in high regard.

As of 2025, Hissou's live tournament bankroll in major databases stands at approximately $4,580,223 from 66 in-the-money finishes, with four WSOP final-table appearances and over $1,069,208 in WSOP-related earnings. Another consolidated record lists total confirmed earnings of $4,563,009, including two tournament wins and 65 cashes. In World Series of Poker events, he has yet to win a bracelet or a WSOP ring; his WSOP-specific cashes total $484,697, while broader WSOP festival stops such as WSOP Europe and WSOP Paradise bring the figure above $1 million. In the Asia-Pacific region, his recorded results show two events attended, two cashes, a best finish of 24th, and a largest payout of $56,250. Hissou has also cashed in WPT and EPT main events, completing a record that spans live events across Europe, Asia, and North America.