Allen Cunningham
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{for multi|the American author|M. Allen Cunningham|people with a similar name|Allan Cunningham (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox poker player
|name=Allen Cunningham
|nickname=Clever Piggy
|image=Allen Cunningham 3.jpg
|caption=Allen Cunningham at the 2007 World Series of Poker
|hometown=Riverside, California
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1977|3|28}}
|wsop bracelet count=5
|wsop final tables=18
|wsop money finishes=55
|wsop main event best finish rank=4th
|wsop main event best finish year=2006
|multi-year wsop winner=
|wpt titles=None
|wpt final tables=2
|wpt money finishes=17
|updated=2013-06-06
}}
Allen Cunningham (born March 28, 1977) is an American professional poker player who has won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
Career
Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. At the age of 18, he began playing at Indian casinos. Cunningham won his first verified tournament in September 1998 at the National Championship of Poker in Inglewood.{{Cite web |title=1998 National Championship of Poker, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=18278 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Previously a Full Tilt sponsored pro, he became a full member of Team Full Tilt in October 2006.
Cunningham earned the title 2005 ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year and came close to winning it again in 2006.{{Cite web |last=Oresteen |first=Paul |date=April 28, 2009 |title=Allen Cunningham may not have the rock star image that many players from his generation try to portray, but with his results he could headline Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2009/Apr/2361/21---Allen-Cunningham.html |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}
Cunningham's single largest tournament payout occurred at the 2006 World Series of Poker when he finished in fourth place out of 8,773 players in the Main Event, earning $3,628,513.{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15849 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Cunningham joined a short list of players who have won a World Series of Poker Bracelet in three consecutive years after winning his fifth bracelet in 2007.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2007 |title=Cunningham wins fifth bracelet |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=2900837 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Others to accomplish this include Johnny Moss, Bill Boyd, Doyle Brunson, Loren Klein, Gary Berland, Erik Seidel and Nick Schulman. Cunningham has won five bracelets in his WSOP career.{{Cite web |title=32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, Seven Card Stud |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=3056 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4419 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8786 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15823 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26157 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Cunningham won the $300,000 'Mega Match' on Poker After Dark that aired the week of October 8, 2007.{{Cite web |title=Poker After Dark (PAD) Season II, Week 8 - Mega Match |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27859 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} On December 7, 2007, Cunningham won the $15,000 buy-in inaugural National Poker League Vegas Open Championship Main Event after defeating David Singer during heads-up play, winning over $325,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/allen-cunningham-wins-national-poker-league-npl-vegas-open-championship-30161.htm |title=Allen Cunningham Wins National Poker League (NPL) Vegas Open Championship |access-date=December 7, 2007 |date=December 7, 2007 |publisher=PokerPages.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208040721/http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/allen-cunningham-wins-national-poker-league-npl-vegas-open-championship-30161.htm |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
On May 1, 2008, Cunningham won the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, earning $499,069.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/wsopc-caesars-las-vegas-final-allen-cunningham-wins.htm |title=WSOP-C Caesars Las Vegas: Allen Cunningham Takes Ring |last=Hartness |first=John |date=May 2, 2008 |website=PokerNews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503023314/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/wsopc-caesars-las-vegas-final-allen-cunningham-wins.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2008}} In the 2008 World Series of Poker Cunningham made another deep run in the Main Event, finishing 117th place out of 6,844 players, earning $41,816.{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29730 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In November 2010, he, along with Huck Seed, won $500,000 for winning the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Poker Championship.{{Cite web |title=FullTiltPoker.com - Doubles Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Finals |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=49733 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $11,900,000,{{Cite web |title=Allen Cunningham's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=61 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104071708/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=61 |archive-date=November 4, 2007 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 90th on the all time winnings list.{{Cite web |title=All Time Money List |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/all-time-money-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024456/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/1 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} As of March 2023, his 84 cashes, including his five bracelets, have netted him $7,988,439 in WSOP earnings.{{Cite web |title=Allen Cunningham |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=219 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}
| class="wikitable" |
| +World Series of Poker Bracelets |
| Year
!Tournament !Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2001
|$5,000 Seven-card stud |$201,760 |
| 2002
|$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |$160,200 |
| 2005
|$1,500 No Limit Hold 'em |$725,405 |
| 2006
|$1,000 No Limit Hold'em/w Rebuys |$625,830 |
| 2007
|$487,287 |
Awards
References
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External links
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- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1041-allen-cunningham Card Player profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/allen-cunningham-61/ Global Poker Index profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=61 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/allen-cunningham/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/allen-cunningham/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=219 WSOP profile]
{{World Series of Poker Player of the Year Award Winners}}
{{2000s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{Team Full Tilt}}
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Category:American poker players
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Category:WSOP Player of the Year Award winners
Category:World Series of Poker Circuit event winners