Paul McKinney

Paul McKinney

Infobox poker player
firstname=Paul
lastname=McKinney
nickname=Cigar


caption=Paul McKinney at the 2006 World Series of Poker.
hometown=Princeton, West Virginia
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=9
wsop main event best finish rank=9th
wsop main event best finish year=1998
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables="None"
wpt money finishes=2

Paul "Cigar" McKinney (born on January 6, 1925 in Princeton, West Virginia) is an American poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the age of 80.

McKinney who won the 2005 World Series of Poker Seniors World Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em (an event that is open to players who are at least aged 50), became the oldest person to win a WSOP event at the age of 80, on his bio sheet for the World Series of Poker he listed his hobbies as "moonshine, cigars and young women.". cite web|url=http://pokerworks.com/article-1421.html |title=Paul “Cigar” McKinney - WSOP 2005 Seniors Winner Arrested |accessdate=2008-03-23 |last=Geenen |first=Linda R. |date=2007-11-06 |work=pokerworks.com ] McKinney also made the 1998 WSOP Main Event final table finishing 9th. He has twice also made the final table of the United States Poker Campionship, held at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1996 and 1998.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $530,000. [ cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=4160|title=Paul McKinney- Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2008-03-23]

Gambling raid

McKinney along with 15 other players were arrested on November 2, 2007 at the Hog Wild Saloon in Kingsport, Tennessee in the raid the police seize $19,900 in cash .

World Series of Poker Bracelet

Notes

External links

* [http://www.launchpoker.com/players/poker_players/-paul-mckinney-/ LaunchPoker.com profile Paul McKinney]

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