Elton Tsang has followed in the footsteps of Antonio Esfandiari and Dan Colman by winning the €1m buy-in Big One for One Drop in Monte Carlo for a jaw-dropping €11,111,111.

The only the third time in history the Big One for One Drop is in the books, and Elton Tsang is the latest champion banking €11,111,111 in the process. It’s the third highest score ever doled out in a poker tournament.

Tsang, who had Mustapha Kanit coaching him, defeated the Russian Anatoly Gurtovoy in heads-up action. Tsang, who is Canadian born but now resides in Hong Kong, also wins a Richard Mille-designed bracelet. Gurtovoy banked €5,427,781 for this runner-up position.

The €1m buy-in event attracted 26 players, nine fewer than the marketed 35, and two players with deeper pockets than most bought in for a second time to take the final prize pool up to €24,888,892. It was the first time in the One Drop’s short and sweet history that professional poker players were not allowed to participate.