Updated: 2026.05.21

Joshua Gebissa (full name Joshua Alemayemu Gebissa) is an elite German professional poker player who has quickly established himself as a dominant force on the international high-stakes circuit. Known for his tactical fearlessness and mathematical baseline, Gebissa experienced a historic career breakthrough by capturing a near-million dollar victory at the Triton ONE Main Event. Currently ranking among the top 60 players on Germany’s all-time money list, he is recognized as one of Europe’s premier tournament specialists across both the European and Asian live fields.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

Total live earnings stand at over $1,500,404, per The Hendon Mob.

Career Highlights at a Glance
💰 Live Earnings: $1,500,000+ | 🏆Triton ONE Main Event Champion | 🎯 Global Poker Index: Top 350 | 🇩🇪 Germany All-Time Rank: 57th | 💫 High-Roller Regular

Notable Results (click to expand)

Date	Event	Result
Sep 2025	Triton ONE $8,000 Main Event	1st ($975,225)
May 2026	Poker Dream 22 Jeju Superstar Challenge	2nd ($121,576)
Dec 2024	EPT Prague €10,300 High Roller	16th ($40,099)

Biography & Poker Background

While originally hailing from Germany , Joshua Gebissa has long maintained his primary grinding base in Vienna, Austria—the central hub for Europe’s most elite technical poker minds. Gebissa belongs to the modern generation of “hybrid” pros, having meticulously built a foundation in high-stakes online multi-table tournaments (MTTs) before transitioning into a feared traveling live regular.

Gebissa’s modern career trajectory went into overdrive during the 2025–2026 tournament cycle. In September 2025, he scored a monumental, life-changing victory at the Triton ONE Main Event in Jeju, outlasting a world-class field of high-rollers to take home a massive first-place prize of $975,225. Showing no signs of slowing down, he returned to Jeju in May 2026 under the Poker Dream banner, putting on another clinic to finish 2nd in the high-stakes Superstar Challenge for an additional $121,576. Currently sitting inside the top 350 globally on the Global Poker Index (GPI), Gebissa is officially a staple of the international high-stakes community.

Play Style & Strategy

Gebissa is widely known for an aggressive, deep-stack tournament strategy deeply rooted in contemporary solver work and GTO (Game Theory Optimal) logic. He excels in short-handed tables and high-buy-in fields where maximizing positional advantage and constructing deceptive, polarized betting ranges are necessary to defeat world-class opposition. His stamina during massive poker festivals has established him as a premier end-game closer.