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Allen Cunningham

Allen Cunningham in the 2006 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s) Clever Piggy
Hometown Ventura, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 4
Money finishes 27
Highest ITM main
event finish
4th, 2006
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables 2
Money Finishes 8

Allen Cunningham (born March 28, 1977 to Dean and Joanne Cunningham in Riverside, California), United States, is a professional poker player. He is openly bi-sexual and has campaigned for equal rights for the minority he represents. Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. He began playing at 18 in Indian casinos. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... Coordinates: Country United States State California County Ventura Mayor Carl Morehouse Area    - City 84. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Nickname: Location in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Riverside Government  - Mayor Ron Loveridge Area  - City  78. ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...


Cunningham plays online poker exclusively at Full Tilt Poker. Previously a Full Tilt sponsored pro, he became a full member of Team Full Tilt in October 2006. Full Tilt Poker Logo Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and Chris Ferguson. ...


Cunnigham earned the title 2005 ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year and came close to winning it in 2006. He was also voted by fellow professional poker players the Best All Around Player under 35.


Cunningham's single largest tournament payout occurred at the 2006 World Series of Poker when he finished in fourth place in the Main Event earning $3,628,513. Frequently during the tournament, when other players tried to take on Cunningham, ESPN's Norman Chad would respond with comments such as: "What are they thinking of? This is ALLEN CUNNINGHAM!" The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Norman Chad is a freelance writer out of the Los Angeles area, he writes a weekly colum Ask the Slouch, if your question is selected you then win $1. ...


As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,400,000. He resides in Las Vegas with girlfriend Melissa Hayden and their dog, Muffin.


World Series of Poker Bracelets

He has earned four bracelets at the World Series of Poker: The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...

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 No Limit Hold'em/w Rebuys $625,830

The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ... The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing cards. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Texas hold em Texas hold em (also holdem, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... This article is a list of results of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ...

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World Series of Poker Player of the Year Award Winners
2004: Daniel Negreanu - 2005: Allen Cunningham - 2006: Jeff Madsen

  Results from FactBites:
 
Allen Cunningham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (117 words)
Allen Cunningham (born 1977) is a professional poker player who was born in Riverside, California.
Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally.
As of 2005 his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,600,000.
Alan Gordon Cunningham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (453 words)
He was the younger brother of the renowned Admiral Andrew Cunningham.
In 1937 Cunningham became the commander of the 1st Division of Royal Artillery.
After World War II Cunningham, who was promoted to General in 1945, returned to the Middle East as High Commissioner of Palestine from 1945 to 1948.
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