Toronto senior is knocking out pros at the 2017 PokerStars Championship

Toronto grandfather Morris Dadounhasalways dreamed of playing in a high-stakes, international poker match.

Andrightnow, the 84-year-old isn't just playing he's actually winning at the 2017 PokerStars championship.

• 84-year-old Toronto man heads to PokerStars championship

Dadoun only got a seat at the table in December. That's when he won a charity tournament in Toronto and the top prize was a trip to compete in the Bahamian championship.

Rubbing elbows with the pros

Fast-forward to Sunday where Dadoun found himself sitting at a star-studded table with the likes of golf great Sergio Garcia and professional poker players Olivier Busquet and David Peters.

Garcia didn't last, though Dadounknocked him out of the tournamenthimself. But the golfer provedhimself a gracious loser.

"I said, 'I'm sorry,'" Dadoun said in an interview withPokerNews. "And he said, 'That's the game.'"

84-year-old Toronto man heads to PokerStars championship

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Morris Dadoun, an 84-year-old Toronto man, will be the oldest competitor at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas event in Nassau, which kicks off on January 6.

Rubbing elbows with players of that calibremade it tough to focus at first, Dadoun told PokerNews.

"I was just dreaming, still in the clouds about being here," he told the publication.

But the players were patient, which Dadounsaid helped him get his head inthe game.

"They even helped me," he said. "Like helped me by saying, 'It's your turn,' or 'You have to put in so much.''"

Leading with almost$113K in chips

But by the end of competition Sunday, Dadoun certainly didn't need any help. He walked away the tournament's leader with $112,800 in chips.

He had a day off, but will be back at the table on Tuesday.

When asked about his chances of winning, however, Dadoun was very humble.

"I think there are many, many good people here and if they win I'll be just as happy."