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In honor of their 10^th anniversary hosting the Aussie Millions (previously known as the Australian Poker Championship before becoming the Crown Australian Poker Championship or Aussie Millions for short) the Crown Casino in Melbourne held a special Tournament of Champions, inviting the previous nine winners of the tournament to take part in a special event that would see the winner receive free buy-ins to the Aussie Millions Main Event for the rest of their life.

Eight of the previous nine Aussie Millions Main Event winners were in attendance for the Tournament of Champions, with only Alexander Kostritsyn absent while he awaits the birth of his son. And as fate would have it, the youngest player of the eight competitors (and therefore the player with the most to gain from the prize, which amounts to $10,000 a year for the rest of your life) would come out victorious, as Australian native, and 2010 Aussie Millions Champion Tyron Krost defeated the tough field.

Here is a look at how the players were seated at the eight-person table:

• Seat 1: Tyron Krost 2010 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 2: Peter Costa 2003 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 3: Gus Hansen 2007 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 4: Stewart Scott 2009 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 5: Jamil Dia 2005 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 6: Lee Nelson 2006 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 7: Tony Bloom 2004 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 8: David Gorr 2011 Aussie Millions Champion

And here is a look at how the eight players finished the event:

• 1^st place: Tyron Krost – Lifetime entry to the Aussie Millions Main Event
• 2^nd place: Tony Bloom
• 3^rd place: Lee Nelson
• 4^th place: Gus Hansen
• 5^th place: Peter Costa
• 6^th place: David Gorr
• 7^th place: Jamil Dia
• 8^th place: Stewart Scott