Paul "Cigar" McKinney (January 6, 1925, in Princeton, West Virginia – July 6, 2013) was an American poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the age of 80.[1]

Paul McKinney
Paul McKinney at the 2006 World Series of Poker.
Nickname(s)Cigar
ResidencePrinceton, West Virginia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Money finish(es)11
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
9th, 1998
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)2

Poker career

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McKinney, who won the 2005 World Series of Poker $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; Johnny Moss won the 1988 World Series of Poker $1,500 Ace to Five Draw event on his 81st birthday),[2] on his bio sheet for the World Series of Poker he listed his hobbies as "moonshine, cigars and young women.".[3] McKinney finished 9th in the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event.[4] 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.[5][6]

His lifetime tournament winnings exceeded $530,000.[7] His 9 cashes at the WSOP account for $363,030 of those winnings.[8]

World Series of Poker Bracelet

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Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2005 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em $202,725

Gambling raid

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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 .[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "William Paul McKinney Sr. - Obituaries". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. July 8, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=2098&grid=211. WSOP. May 14, 1988. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Geenen, Linda R. (November 6, 2007). "Paul "Cigar" McKinney - WSOP 2005 Seniors Winner Arrested". pokerworks.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "29th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1998, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "1996 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "1998 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Paul McKinney's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Paul McKinney". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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