Blair Hinkle is a 22 year old poker player. He was born in 1986 in Kansas City and currently resides in Weatherby Lake, MO, United States. He and his brother are the first siblings in the history of the World Series of Poker to win a bracelet in the same year. Blair says that it was his grandmother who taught him how to play and showed him most of the tricks he knows.
Blair Hinkle`s first move, that got him in the poker scene, was in July, 2007, when he finished 520th in the 38th Annual World Series of poker, from which he went home with a prize of $25,101. His brother Grant won a $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, and, twelve days later, Blair finished 1st in the $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event and earned himself a $508,000 prize.
Other events that Blair Hinkle has participated in include the LA Poker Classic, Bay 101 Shooting Star, Five Star World Classic Poker Classic and more. Altogether Blair Hinkle has 1 first place finish, 1 WSOP bracelet, 6 money finishes and his total tournament earnings exceed $720,484.