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Allen Cunningham

Allen Cunningham’s quiet, methodical approach to poker has earned him the distinction of being one of great players in the poker world. Born in 1977, He is a World Champion in 7 Card Stud, enjoys Pot-Limit Omaha and began playing poker at Indian casinos when he was 18. Like other players including Annie Duke, Cunningham dropped out of college to play poker professionally. He studied civil engineering at UCLA when he decided to leave the academic world for the poker world.

His first professional triumph was in 1999 at Bicycle Casino’s Legends of Poker event where he won the $300 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo tournament and finished first in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold-Em tournament. Then in 2001 he won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet as 1st place finisher in the $5,000 7-Card Stud tournament earning $201,760 for the win.

Another big year was at the 2005 WSOP where he earned first place in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold-Em tournament ahead of Scott Fishman and reached 4 final tables.

In 2006 he placed 4th in the main event at the WSOP for a $3,628,513 prize (the 1st place winner was Jamie Gold). He also won his 4th WSOP bracelet that year at the $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament earning $625,830. Then in 2007 he earned his 3rd WSOP bracelet in 3 years at the $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold-Em tourney – making him one of only a short list of players to accomplish this feat including the legendary Doyle Brunson. Continuing his astounding WSOP finishes in 2008 he placed 4th in the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha/Hold-Em tournament (the winner was Max Pescatori).

Some other winnings include the Ultimate Poker Challenge's $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament and the Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic $5,000 No-Limit Hold-Em tourney. Also in May 2008 Cunningham he won the WSOP Circuit event at Caesars Palace for a $499,162 prize.

Since 2008 he has earned over $10.2 million in tournament winnings, 5 WSOP bracelets and was named 2005 WSOP Player of the Year. He now lives in Las Vegas with his girlfriend and fellow poker player Melissa Hayden.

He plays online at FullTiltPoker.com.

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COMMENTS:

DonkeySlayer
October 2, 2008
the donk hasnt won shiit since the main, tick tick tick tock. the donk wont win a block

headlessman1964
gay December 31, 2006
the dude can play,,but there has been a weiner in that mouth,,what a feminine pussy

bad_dog76
What can I say? December 20, 2006
This guy is fucking good! I wouldn't want him at my table

DonkeySlayer
never? November 14, 2006
gee, I guess I made it to 2 wsop final tables this year with the short stack, lol, but somehow that was enough. good retort there jr. once again you have been owned, beeotch

?????
November 10, 2006
You never had a big stack, so how do you know what to do with it.

DonkeySlayer
moron? November 9, 2006
you call me a moron but list how many WSOP final tables youve played at, tool. amuse me. thats what i thought.
ANd I stand by the fact that Gold is a donke and will never win another tourny with a buy in of 1k or more. you dont play a big stack by being a calling station and calling all ins with 6 7, you dumb ametuer. Id bet 5959594084 dollars that you play, at the HIGHEST, a 1-2 nl game at your local indian casino, and you call out odds and percentages and think you know the game, LOL, you low limit, new, think u know the game donkeys bust me up. I OWN you tards time and time again.
One thing for sure, we'll never see ????? at a final table, of that, theres no dispute lololololol

?????
November 8, 2006
That's exactly how your suppose to play a monster stack, you ingnorant moron, you can virtualy play any pair or big ace, and make the small stacks beat you.....You can back up if your
hit three times.

DonkeySlayer
to the idiot below who posted November 7, 2006
where did Gold 'outplay' anyone at the final table? he was a calling station and got Extremely lucky. simple. he played well at times, but he purely lucky the whole tourney. i personally saw him call all ins with A Q when the other guy had AJ, he'd call all ins with 10 10 and the other guy had 9 9. this went on for days, at the final table he'd flop straights with 7 8. Ive played with him at the Bike several times, he plays good at times, but hes nothing great, and like i said, play that table 100 times Allen wins it 85. Shows what little you know about poker and how skilled real pro players actually are, go play a tourney sometime and lets see beat anyone, tool

?????
October 9, 2006
Just watched the WSOP final table on TV...and the comments
that some of them made about Gold..."He can't win"..."I'll
beat him if it comes down to the three of four of us.........
WELL GOLD TOOK THE BIG STACK AND OUT PLAYED ALL OF THEM..he
knocked all of them out himself, and along the way BLUFFED
"twitchie".....Cunningham and that ass from europe, had to
choke on their inflated ego's, as well as all the other moron "pro's" who were yelling and screaming support for Allen.

Their condensending arrogance makes me want to puke! These
ass-holes really think that only they should win these tour-
naments, and the rest of us are just lucky if we win.

I wonder if any of them learned the lesson of not speaking
poorly of your opponents....or THE POKER GODS WILL KICK
YOU IN THE ASS....same in baseball, same in football.
Cunningham blew it, and likely will never get another chance

DonkeySlayer
He got screwed August 12, 2006
Play that final table 100 times and Allen wins it 85. THat GOld is a lucky guy, couldnt lose a race the whole week. Someone has KK he has AA, someone has AQ he has AK, someone has a set of 3's, he has a set of Q's/ and on and on. Least the California guy Gold knows how to play a big stack, unlike those east coast clowns with their chains and faggoty gym suits they wear, fucking homos, good job anyway Allen. Still the best player right now in tourneys, Cash is Negranue

DonkeySlayer
Hes Going To Win The Wsop 2006 Main August 9, 2006
At The Final Table With 17 Mil In Chips, No Way In Hell Does Allen Not Win This, None. Only Way He Loses Is Aces Over Kings Or Set Over Set. Best Player In The World Right Now Bar None, Least In Tournament Play. Ive Played With Him Many Times, Im Better, But Hey, This Guy Is Pretty Good.

Yeah Hes The Carwash Dude Whos Racking Up Bracelets

?????
February 9, 2006
Just call him "Twitchie"

Unregistered
August 7, 2005
Carwash didnt win 2 bracelets at WSOP this year, but your right carwash is a wang who doesnt deserve his own profile.

Unregistered
August 6, 2005
WHO IS ALLEN CUNNINGHAM - WHAT A JOKE? sAME WITH THE CAR WASH DUDE

Unregistered
July 30, 2005
truck is probably worth about 30k new. which is what you make in 10 years Mr. drive-off-in-my-ferrari-boy.

To 99
July 21, 2005
Well maybe not a Ferrari but something better than your piece of shit 83 Ford Escort.

99.
July 10, 2005
yah well that will enver happen to you..sorry

Allen CUNingham
July 10, 2005
he's going real good at the WSOP 2005, he may win player of the year and win that lame truck that Negreanu drove for one day so they could film him driving it. Question: Winning the wsop player of the year award would undoubtedly come with a minimum payout of $1 Million, so why would anyone want to be caught dead in a $14,000 POS truck? I wouldn't. I'd give it away to that gold-painted street performer with his little dog. And I'd leave Vegas in a new Ferrari, littering money all over the freeway.

someguy
June 5, 2005
He just won another Wsop bracelet. Guess he is OK. 1500 No-Limit event

tommyz
April 5, 2005
allen plays at fulltilt and tears shit up... it's redickulout

ACHam
March 29, 2005
Page will not be up its just to keep someone else from getting the site

rufus
February 10, 2005
when is your website going to be up and running?I keep checking but nothing every changes.Could you please let your supporters know.

frank skinner
December 29, 2004
When is your web page getting completed?I keep checking on in it,wondered when it will be up and running.

virgil
December 8, 2004
Sort out the comb over you baldie twat!

Unregistered
August 25, 2004
Shave Your Head

Unregistered
July 30, 2004
Allen is a super nice guy and great player.

Radiance
July 23, 2004
Allen...STOP SNEEZING at the poker table...its fucking gross!

Big D
July 9, 2004
well..who isnt banging melissa hayden on the wpt

Gman
June 24, 2004
...He is a really young poker superstar. I'm glad they added him personally. He has a more conservative style for a younger guy which makes him unique IMO. He is well rounded in every game and has won (3?) gold bracelets in various games. I think he's a great player.

Unregistered
June 22, 2004
Who is this clown

Unregistered
June 10, 2004
and for some reason he's bangin melissa hayden the witch who is at least 30 years older than him - he has baaad judgement!

JimmyDean
Allen Cunningham June 6, 2004
For some reason this guy is always sneezing.