Paul Esau is a German poker player who captured a career-best $92,500 payout with a 90th-place finish in the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event. Active across major international circuit stops in Europe, Asia, and Las Vegas , he has accumulated over $480,000 in live tournament earnings.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $480,498 across 42 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Esau has established a strong record in major global events. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 1st place in the WPT Cyprus $1,650 Take-off Event in Northern Cyprus for $36,000.
• July 2026: 94th place in the WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Event #90 in Las Vegas for $10,000.
• July 2026: 78th place in the WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty Event #79 in Las Vegas for $8,335.
• July 2026: 944th place in the WSOP $10,000 Main Event World Championship in Las Vegas for $17,500.
• June 2026: 266th place in the WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker Event #44 in Las Vegas for $8,800.
• April 2026: 18th place in the WSOPE €1,100 The Opener Mystery Bounty Event in Prague for $6,455 (€5,600).
• December 2025: 90th place in the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event in the Bahamas for $92,500, capturing his career-best live score.
• November 2025: 12th place in the APT Championship Taipei TWD 10,000 Hyper Turbo Double Stack Event in Taiwan for $750 (TWD 23,300).

Biography & Poker Background

Esau hails from Buhlertann, Germany, where he built his poker game competing in online multi-table tournaments before transitioning into the international live circuit.

Esau began accumulating live tournament cashes in Europe, steadily expanding his footprint across major international series in Las Vegas, Asia, and Cyprus. In December 2025, he posted a landmark performance by navigating through a massive field in the $25,000 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event in the Bahamas , placing 90th for a career-high payout of $92,500. He carried that momentum into 2026, recording multiple cashes at WSOP Europe in Prague and the summer WSOP in Las Vegas, where he made deep runs in the Main Event and $5,000 8-Handed Event. In August 2026, Esau secured a major victory at WPT Cyprus by winning the $1,650 Take-off event for $36,000.

Play Style & Strategy

Esau employs an aggressive, highly disciplined, and modern No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Demonstrating great versatility across high-stakes freezeouts, mystery bounty formats, and fast-structured hyper-turbos, he focuses on precise pre-flop range selection, calculated post-flop aggression, and active stack preservation through crucial tournament stages. His repeated deep runs in massive multi-flight fields at the WSOP and WPT reflect strong GTO fundamentals and composure under high-stakes competitive pressure.

Social Media & Online Presence

• • The Hendon Mob Profile
  • WSOP Official Profile