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Allen Cunningham

Posted on November 3, 2010 by scrawnybob

Allen Cunningham, Aries – March 28, 1977

Allen Cunningham is one of the leading professional poker players, and joined Team Full Tilt when he was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker in 2006. He has earned more than $10,000,000 in live tournament winnings, which makes him one of the top earning professional players to date.

Attending UCLA, he studied civil engineering but eventually dropped out of school to play poker at the age of 18. His first major win was back in 2006 when he entered the World Series of Poker main event and finished in 4th place and received over $3.5 million. His success in the World Series of Poker has been nothing short of impressive, winning five WSOP bracelets with all five won back to back from 2004 – 2007, as well as cashing in more tournaments during the 2008 series than any other player. He has received Player of the Year awards from ESPN and Toyota during 2005, as well as the Best All Around Player under 35 award.

During the 2007 “Poker After Dark”, Mega Match, Cunningham outplayed the other 4 players till he was heads up against Eli Elezra. Cunningham pushed pre-flop with A10 suited and was called only to hit a 10 on the turn and taking down the $300,000 prize pool.

Other big wins for Cunningham include the $15,000 National Poker League Vegas Open Championship and the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event which earned him close to $1,000,000 combined.

Cunningham’s total live winnings exceed $10,200,000 making him one of the top 5 earners next to Negreanu, Hachem, Hellmuth and of course Jamie Gold.

Allen Cunningham Live Tournament Standings in 2008

  • Dec 2008 $ 15,000 NLH – Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, 48th $ 28,825

  • Dec 2008 $ 2,000 NLH Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, 9th $ 6,110

  • Oct 2008 $ 20,000 Week 8 – Poker After Dark, 4th

  • Sep 2008 £ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha WSOP, 16th £ 14,438

  • Aug 2008 $ 9,500 NLH – Championship Event Legends of Poker, 24th $ 21,125

  • Jul 2008 $ 10,000 World Championship NLH WSOP, 117th $ 41,816

  • Jun 2008 $ 1,500 H.O.R.S.E. WSOP, 30th $ 5,042

  • Jun 2008 $ 5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo WSOP, 13th $ 18,400

  • Jun 2008 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha WSOP, 4th $ 76,204

  • Jun 2008 $ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo WSOP, 22nd $ 6,247

  • Apr 2008 $ 5,150 NLH – Championship Event WSOP Circuit, 1st $ 499,069

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