Allen Cunningham - Poker Player

Allen Cunningham is an American professional poker player who has total live winnings of $11,942,371 and his best live cash is $3,628,513. He has won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and received his last WSOP bracelet in 2007.

Biography

Allen Cunningham was born on March 28, 1977, in Riverside, California, to Dean and Joanne Cunningham.

From an early age, Allen Cunningham has acquired the proficiency to play poker by playing around the kitchen table. From a young age, he was aware of his interest and poker skills and was itching for the right moment to step into a casino and showcase his poker skills.

Allen went to high school and also pursued civil engineering at UCLA. However, he never lost his interest in card games and managed to play poker at a tribal local casino, even while working as a pizza delivery boy. Interestingly, Allen Cunningham won a good amount of money in low-limit cash games and freeroll tournaments. Though he built his bankroll, he always craved to play tournaments and win titles.

His luck showed favour, and during his second year of college, Allen Cunningham started winning tournaments and making cash.

At the age of 18, Allen Cunningham started playing in Indian casinos. Eventually, he dropped out of college only to play cards full-time. Though he managed to win some tables, because he was not 21, he could not play in real tournaments.

Finally, when Allen Cunningham turned 21, he wasted no time and participated in tournaments only to prove his skills and become a popular and highly admired professional poker player. The first few months, he considered it to be formative for him. But, being a passionate poker player, he managed to stay in touch with some of the best poker players in the world, including Daniel Negreanu, Layne Flack, Phil Ivey, and John Juanda.

Allen Cunningham showed his proficiency at the 1999 Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles by securing top-ten finishes in six tournaments, earning him the fame of "Best All-Around Player."

Allen Cunningham now resides in Las Vegas with his girlfriend Melissa Hayden and Muffin, their pet dog.

Poker Career

Allen started playing poker in Indian casinos when he was 18 years old. In September 1998, he won his first National Championship of Poker tournament in Inglewood. His best live cash win came in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, where he won $3,628,513, acquiring fourth place out of 8,773 players.

Allen has won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) Bracelets and is among the few players to win a bracelet in a row for three years. In December 2007, he won the main event of the first National Poker League Vegas Open Championship with a $15,000 buy-in, earning $325,000 in a head-up play.

In May 2008, Allen won $499,000 in the World Series of Poker Circuit event held in Las Vegas. The same year, he performed well in the WSOP Main Event, acquiring 117th place, competing with 6,844 participants and winning $41,816.

Allen Cunningham teamed up with Huck Seed to play in the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Poker Championship in November 2010, earning $500,000.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth: March 28, 1977

Place of Birth: California

Nationality: American

Profession: Poker Player

Net Worth: $11 million

Tournaments

Allen Cunningham was a passionate poker player who started playing in Indian Casinos at the age of 18. He was a Full Tilt-sponsored pro. He gradually developed his interest and became a regular member of Team Full Tilt in October 2006.

Allen Cunningham became popular among other poker players after winning the 2005 ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year title. For his excellent proficiency in the game, his fellow professional poker players voted him the best all-around player under 35.

Cunningham played in many World Series of Poker, and the 2006 WSOP is known as his single largest tournament payout. He secured fourth place in the Main Event and earned $3,628,513.

He was enrolled in a list of players who won the World Series of Poker Bracelet in three consecutive years, and he qualified by winning his fifth bracelet in 2007. Other poker players who are listed include Erik Seidel, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Moss, Bill Boyd, and Gary Berland.

His other victories include winning the $300,000 'Mega Match' on Poker After Dark, aired on October 8, 2007. He won the 15,000 buy-in inaugural National Poker League Vegas Open Championship Main Event in 2007, conquering David Singer.

On May 1, 2008, Allen Cunningham, with his poker skills, won the prestigious 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. In the same year, he again finished in 117th place at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Till the year 2011, Allen Cunningham has made more than $11,200,000 by winning various live tournaments & thereby placing himself just behind Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Jamie Gold, Scotty Nguyen, Peter Eastgate, Phil Ivey and John Juanda.

Allen Cunningham at the World Series of Poker

Allen competed in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in 2000 and succeeded in five events. The same year, in 2000, he secured second place and won $110,000 in the Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event.

In 2001, Allen won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Bracelet in the  $5,000 Seven-Card Stud event. In 2002, he again made a remarkable achievement by winning the $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw bracelet event.

In 2005, Allen Cunningham performed exceptionally well and won the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event of the WSOP.  The same year, he made his way to the final table in three other events in the World Series of Poker, winning more than a million dollars and earning the title Player of the Year.

In 2006, he won another championship bracelet at the World Series of Poker in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. One of his most commendable achievements was finishing fourth in the WSOP Main Event, where he competed against 8,700 players, winning 3.5 million dollars. In 2007, he won his fifth WSOP Bracelet in the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much is Allen Cunningham’s net worth?

Allen Cunningham’s net worth is $11 million.

How many World Series of Poker bracelets did Allen Cunningham win?

Allen Cunningham has won five WSOP bracelets in his poker career.

How much is Allen cunningham’s best live cash in poker.

Allen cunningham’s best live cash in poker is $3,628,513