| Paul McKinney | |
| Nickname: | Cigar |
| Hometown: | Princeton, West Virginia |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 1 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 11 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 9th |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 1998 |
| Wpt Titles: | None |
| Wpt Final Tables: | None |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 2 |
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]
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]
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]