Blair Hinkle
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Biography
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.
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.
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 . His 5 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,335,250 of those winnings.
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year | Event | Prize Money |
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2008 | $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | $507,613 |