Blair Hinkle

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Blair Hinkle
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Blair Hinkle after he won the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)Blur5f6
ResidenceKansas City, Missouri
Born1986 (age 37–38)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)58
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		129th, 2009
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)14
Information accurate as of 21 April 2023.

Blair Hinkle (born 1986) is an American online high-stakes poker player and live midstakes 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]

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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 players 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 August 22, 2013, Hinkle won the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event for $1,745,245. [3]

As of 2023, Hinkle's total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000. [4] His 58 WSOP cashes account for $1,697,613 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearEventPrize Money
2008 $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em $507,613

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References

  1. ↑ Lucchesi, Ryan (June 14, 2008). "WSOP: Blair Hinkle Wins Event No. 23". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ Pempus, Brian (February 21, 2011). "Blair Hinkle Scores $1 Million in FTOPS Main Event". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Seminole Hard Rock 2013 Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Blair Hinkle's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 11, 2023.


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