- Paul McKinney
Infobox poker player
firstname=Paul
lastname=McKinney
nickname=Cigar
caption=Paul McKinney at the2006 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=2Paul "Cigar" McKinney (born on
January 6 ,1925 inPrinceton, West Virginia ) is an Americanpoker player who won aWorld 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 theWorld Series of Poker he listed his hobbies as "moonshine ,cigars and youngwomen .". 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 the1998 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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