Ivey, the man known as the ‘Tiger Woods of the poker circuit’, took home $1 million and the coveted championship title of the first poker tournament to ever be held in the illustrious Casino de Monte-Carlo.

For the past three days, 112 of the world’s greatest poker players from 22 countries gathered in Monte-Carlo to play in the largest prize pool tournament in European history. Prima Network, the world’s largest online poker network, guaranteed the $3 million prize pool.