Paul "Cigar" McKinney (January 6, 1925 in

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– July 6, 2013) was an American poker player who won a

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at the age of 80.

Poker career

McKinney, who won the

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$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em event (an event that is open to players who are at least aged 50), became the second-oldest person to win a WSOP event (80;

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won the

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$1,500 Ace to Five Draw event on his 81st birthday), on his bio sheet for the

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he listed his hobbies as " moonshine,

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and young

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.". McKinney also finished 9th in the

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. He has twice also made the final table of the United States Poker Championship, held at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1996 and 1998. His lifetime tournament winnings exceeded $530,000. His 9 cashes at the WSOP account for $363,030 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

World Series of Poker Bracelet

Gambling raid

McKinney along with 18 other players were arrested on November 2, 2007 in the Colonial Heights community in Kingsport, Tennessee in the raid the police seize $19,900 in cash .

Notes

External links

LaunchPoker.com profile Paul McKinney
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