Cunningham Continues to ImpressFriend of Full Tilt In the WSOP Hunt |
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Possibly the quietest player on the "Friends" of Full Tilt roster and a player who doesn't always get the recognition he deserves, Allen Cunningham is once again staking his claim for poker superiority at the 2006 World Series of Poker main event.
Cunningham experienced a crazy day 6 of the WSOP, starting his day with almost less than half of the average chip count. In a major rush of cards and excellent play, and in less than five hours of play, he had built his stack to close to $3.5 million and was flying high. However a late hit put him back at a little over $2.6 million when the day ended. Cunningham will once again start day 7 below the average chip count of roughly $3.3 million.
Born March 24, 1977, in Riverside, California, Cunningham started playing poker and winning in public cardrooms as soon as he hit legal gambling age. In his early 20s he already was playing high-limit cash games and at major tournaments.
2006 has been another banner year for this seasoned veteran of the felt. Having won a bracelet and $625,830 for finishing first in the $1,000 no-imit hold'em event in July and with seven (including the WSOP main event) cashes, Cunningham continues to show why he is one of the most underrated players in the game, despite winning time and time again.
With two final table appearances this year and over 70 final table appearances prior, Cunningham has the capabilities and the track record to bring home another WSOP championship bracelet.
In addition to winning a bracelet in this year's $1,000 no-limit event, Cunningham also holds WSOP bracelets from the 2005 $1,500 no-limit hold'em, the 2002 $5,000 deuce-to-seven draw, and the 2001 $5,000 seven-card stud events.
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