Many believed that online poker would typically favor the younger demographic of poker players, but this particular 70-year-old absolutely proved that wrong.
On July 9 Thursday, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max attracted 568 players who rebought 368 times.
The 1,026-entry field garnered a $974,700 prize pool, and after 10 hours of action, the winner of the $188,214 [...] Read more » Online Poker Newbie Ron McMillen wins First WSOP Bracelet and $188K
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this is story that I like to read and this is something special,when somebody who have 70 years and who play for first time online poker tournament,win and get 188 K dollars!thats story that show how we dont know anything and that everything can happen!on live tournament everybody would say that he is to old for that,but on online nobody know how old is he and how he play!
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An awesome story , showing that everyone can also play online poker and win , either he's young fellow or a senior older player , like this 70 years ols player , who showed that he has it to play and win He can play not only live poker , as he has done in the past , but also online and win . A success story for everyone to try and immitate him
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That´s my man! An oldie who arrives at the top of the poker online world! I can keep my hope in a later career! After the big stimulus, I have to understand that he was a regular player of Mid-Stakes Tour in live poker. So, probably he is an ancient player of poker with a career of twenty years or much more. By the way, good for him, and ever is good could see a silver head win on a table!
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Ron McMillen ("MacDaddy15" is not the only poker player who won a Wsop tournament at the first live participation. There were others but his performance is remarkable. This man has done a lot to win a bracelet and deserves all respect.
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He likes as it seems live poker , but due to this corona virus times , the restrictions and the decision to play many live poker tournaments , including WSOP , on online poker roooms , he , like many other live poker players , was forced to play online his favourite games . This was his first time online , his first game if I read correctly ,and yet he won this tourney , showing that if you really have it , if you know how to play poker live , you can also succeed in online fields of players in online tournaments and games
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I make a fast look for another piece of history about this man, but I only found the last WSOP. I would like to find his start point as poker´s player, how many times he did it, which were his triumphs, something to try to see in him my possible own history. So I just have to build it!
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He won almost $200K , the most money of all 9 bracelets that had been played untill the day he won , that's alot of money for his poker career total earnings , he won it in this $1K event , the article doesn't say if he rebought and how many times , but it doesn't matter anyway , he got the first prize , the bigest slice of the cake , the lion's share Congratulations again to him .
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All of us want to make some difference and be known for it. This man does it! Be a champion at the end of the day, and goes to drink good champagne with his friends, has to be a nice feeling. I wait to feel it too. I maybe comfortable with a bit less than him, something like win a Valhalla tournament of Ragnarok Party Poker promotion (+ $ 1.500) and drink a beer in the bar of the corner...
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With $200k he can buy a lot of things , for him or some of his beloved ones . We can see in the video celebrating with some of them , don't know if they are his family or friends of his , but for sure everyone is reaaly happy , as they should be He drunk a little wine with some of his frinds to celebrate it , I guess now it's time to get back on the felt , he can be the same lucky and win more ??? I wish him this to happen to him , more winnings and good luck to him
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He is going on an extended vacation now because that's what English citizens do in their old age when they have money. I mean, it's important to them because for most people in the United Kingdom, it's ''a tradition'' to visit foreign countries.
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if he play for long time,he have lot of experience in poker and in this win maybe its not about money and prize that he got,its about first place and title after first tournament on online poker!this will be great story for him to talk with family and friends!I am sure that he will spend this money on good way!
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In your world CALICUL, he could travel to all the countries making a holiday´s life. But in the real world with COVID everywhere maybe he wanted to think it a bit. All is very uncomfortable, and he would have to take two weeks of isolation in most of all his probably destination. I think that he could spend a part of the prize in some project, personal or familiar, and use the rest of it to increase his bankroll
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You are incredible... my friend. At this point if i had these money that this English citizen won in a Wsop tournament ,packed some bags and went on extended vacation. I was trying to adapt with country's restrictions & after that enjoyed of many places.
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he didnt travel anywhere,he played it online,so he dont have to do anything,he cant spend that money on whatever he want!wsop in online this year,because we will not see live wsop this year and that 99 % sure now!every country is in problem,especially america,so nobody will travle to play poker!
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I don´t understand you dule-vu. Why he couldn´t spend his money in anything he wants? I agree about the way that he won this prize, and had not traveled to did it because is an online tournament (that´s the news), but I was saying to CALICUL that he can´t travel to the world in holidays mode (good project!) because the frontiers are shut down in many countries.
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I know that, my friend but there are many countries which have open borders. Coronavirus has almost completely disappeared and people can circulate in many parts of the world. A journey to 20-30 different places with same number of nations is adequate for this man.
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Posted by maragatero: I don�t understand you dule-vu. Why he couldn�t spend his money in anything he wants? I agree about the way that he won this prize, and had not traveled to did it because is an online tournament (that�s the news), but I was saying to CALICUL that he can�t travel to the world in holidays mode (good project!) because the frontiers are shut down in many countries.
I made mistake maragatero,thanks for this warning !didnt want to put that T on can,so thats why it was wrong,ofcourse I thought that he can spend money on whatever he want!my mistake! but he played this online and ofcourse he isnt in america and he will not spend money to play live poker there!
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This WSOP , although it is played online , it awards real WSOP bracelets to the winners . This might be the first bracelet for this old player , so he has to celebrate it a lot , and try to win one more , why not ??? I is a big win , a good example for other old in years players who play live but are afraid or feel impossible to play competitively in online poker , or for old players who don't play live for some reasons (maybe health reasons ) , but from their home , why not their bed , they might be able to play and , why not , win !!! Old in years players can be competitive also in online poker
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I don´t know antonis321, I think that this is not his first big win. The news told that he was a player of medium stakes in live tournaments, maybe he was a champion there. Because of the unknown part of his story, I was looking for it in the net. I thought that I could find some clue there, to may anticipate my own probabilities of a poker´s career. But I don´t find anything
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maragatero , I think it's his first online tournament success , maybe also his first online game ever played (not sure completely about this last thing) . Live for sure , he has been playing for years , he seems to be a guy who goes to the casinos , stay there , play there , a guy who likes grinding and he's able to win $$$$$ . But this online win has it's special meaning and importance , that's for sure , not only for him , but , as we already said , for many players of his age , or even older With good will everything is possible
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!didnt want to put that T on can,so thats why it was wrong,ofcourse I thought that he can spend money on whatever he want!my mistake!
