Blair Hinkle

Blair Hinkle

Blair Hinkle after he won the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s) Blur5f6
Residence Kansas City, Missouri
Born 1986 (age 2930)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es) 5
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
498th, 2011
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) None
Money finish(es) 2

Blair Hinkle (born 1986) is an American poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. He earned $507,613 at the event. Less than two weeks earlier his brother, Grant Hinkle, also won a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event making them the first brothers to each win a bracelet in the same year.[1]

On November 7, 2007, Hinkle won the first event in the sixth Full Tilt Online Poker Series, a $216 buy in No Limit Hold'em tournament. He bested a field of 3,676 to win the $146,288 1st prize.

On February 20, 2011, Hinkle finished second in the nineteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series Main Event. A $640 No Limit Hold'em tournament where players were allowed to register up to 6 times, Hinkle won the most in a three-way deal securing $1,162,949.74, the largest prize to one individual in the site's history.[2]

On Aug 22, 2013, Hinkle won the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event for $1,745,245.

As of 2014, Hinkle's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,600,000 .[3] His 5 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,335,250 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Event Prize Money
2008 $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em $507,613

References

  1. Lucchesi, Ryan (2008-06-14). "WSOP: Blair Hinkle Wins Event No. 23". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  2. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/10793-blair-hinkle-scores-1-million-in-ftops-main-event
  3. "Blair Hinkle - results". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2008-06-15.


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