WSOP.com - No Limit Hold'em 6-Max

On Thursday night, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max drew 658 runners who rebought 368 times.

The 1,026-entry field resulted in a $974,700 prize pool, and after 10 hours of play, it was 70-year-old Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillencoming out on top to win a $188,214 top prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.

While he's got plenty of live experience, the tournament marked his first time ever playing online poker. He navigated a field of young, online crushers to show that even a live player can succeed online.

McMillen, a regular on the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), actually came fairly close to winning a bracelet in the past on a couple of occasions. In 2014, he finished 12th in Event #19: $1,500 NLH for $29,709, and a year later placed 10th in the 2015 WSOP Event #6: $1,000 NLH Hyper-Turbo for $14,255.

It was clearly a special moment for McMillen and his friends cheering him on.

2020 WSOP Event #9 Final Table Results

After Ray "Raytrg" Vilaman bubbled the tournament in 144th place, the eliminations came at a rapid pace. Among the notables to cash were Chris "Robotbob47" Moorman (141st - $1,656.99), Alan "mossadshark" Sternberg (109th - $1,754.46), Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (96th - $1,851.93), Tara "bertperton" Cain (79th - $2,241.81), Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon (56th - $2,729.16), Nick "cashUSklay" Schulman (43rd - $3,703.86), Anthony "heheh" Zinno (22nd - $5,360.25), Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng (10th - $10,331.82) and Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian (8th - $17,447.13).

Final Table Action

This was Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman's second final table appearance this series but unfortunately, it was short-lived once again after he lost a flip holding ace-nine suited to McMillen's pair of ducks.

"moodeez" was the next to go after they three-bet jammed holding a suited jack-ten but was dominated by "Im.Sorry" holding king-jack. "moodeez" flopped a broadway draw but the board finished with running fives ending their tournament in fifth place.

The final table eliminations continued in a flurry after Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman got her remaining chips in the middle holding a made hand of tens but ran into the pocket queens of "Im.sorry" ending her night in fourth place.

After "WillowG23" bowed out in third place – the result of getting it in on the river holding top-pair only to see "Im.Sorry" table a flush – the heads-up match was set with "Im.Sorry" holding almost a 2:1 chip lead over McMillen.

The Turning Point

Despite the disparity, it proved to be a back-and-forth affair until McMillen won a flip holding pocket tens against " Im.Sorry's" ace-queen. There wasn't much of a sweat as a ten appeared in the window giving McMillen a set to win the hand and from there he held a 19:1 chip advantage.

It only took two short hands after when "Im.Sorry" was eliminated in second place after they flopped top-pair holding king-four only to be flushed out on the turn by McMillen's ten-five of diamonds.

Immediately after the victory, McMillen and his friends headed to ARIA to celebrate with a bottle of Dom Pérignon.

Tomorrow's Action

The next tournament on the schedule – Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em MonsterStack – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Friday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the fourth bracelet of the 2020 WSOP!

"MacDaddy15" limped in on the button, and "Im.Sorry" raised to 675,000 in the big blind. "MacDaddy15" three-bet to 2,057,000, and "Im.Sorry" four-bet shoved for 11,040,280. "MacDaddy15" didn't hesitate long before calling off their 9,447,720 stack.

"MacDaddy15":   
"Im.Sorry":   

It was a coin flip for nearly all of the chips in play, and "MacDaddy15" found a dream     flop, giving them top set and leaving "Im.Sorry" looking for running cards to win the bracelet. The   turn and   river were safe for "MacDaddy15", and they took down the massive pot.

Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen	18,927,440	8,495,720
Im.Sorry	1,592,560	-8,495,720

The final two players are off on a five-minute break.

Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen	10,431,720	2,815,000
Im.Sorry	10,088,280	-2,815,000

"Im.Sorry" opened for 250,000 from the cutoff and then called "moodeez" three-bet jam of 890,486 from the small blind.

"Im.Sorry":   
"moodeez":   

"moodeez" was behind and the     flop paired "Im.Sorry's" king but it also gave "moodeez" a broadway draw.

Unfortunately for "moodeez", the board finished with running cards    ending their tournament in fifth place.

Im.Sorry	4,501,972	1,472,532
moodeez	0	-1,178,486

Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, then quickly called after "Moodeez" three-bet shoved for 489,243 on the button.

"Moodeez":   
Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman:   

A bad situation turned great for "Moodeez" when the     flop delivered them a flush. Ruffman hit the case queen on the   turn to gain ten outs to earn the knockout, but the   river sent the double to "Moodeez".

WillowG23	6,422,928	1,665,000
Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen	5,205,360	-828,000
Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman	4,683,786	-2,124,243
Im.Sorry	3,029,440	668,000
moodeez	1,178,486	529,243

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John "PokerBull197" Dombrowski open-jammed under the gun for 357,139 and Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman called from the big blind.

Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman:   
John "PokerBull197" Dombrowski:   

Dombrowski was ahead but had a sweat after the     flop gave Steinman the flush draw.

The   turn was safe for Dombrowski but the   river completed Steinman's flush eliminating Dombrowski in seventh place, setting the stage for the final table.

Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman	1,287,190	79,219
John "PokerBull197" Dombrowski	0	-871,138

Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian raised to 250,500 from the cutoff, leaving himself just under a big blind behind in his stack. "WillowG23" jammed for 5,393,618 from the small blind. After "Moodeez" folded their big blind, Zobian called off his remaining 50,530.

Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian:   
"WillowG23":   

Zobian found a set on the     flop, but "WillowG23" turned a flush with the  . The   river failed to fill up Zobian, and he exits two spots shy of the final table.

WillowG23	5,806,648	461,030
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian	0	-1,124,390