Poker Young Gun: Allen Cunningham ''Clever Piggy'' Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham is a 29 year old professional who was one of the original poker young guns! He quickly earned himself four World Series of Poker Gold Bracelets and twelve total first place tournament finishes. Six of them alone came in 1999 including the prestigious Legends of Poker. He recently came in fourth at the 2006 WSOP Main Event; earning himself $3,628,513. Allen Cunningham was born in California in 1977. He began playing poker when he was just a kid, and as he grew he realized his poker playing potential. He went to UCLA after graduating from high school where he worked towards a degree in civil engineering. Allen played poker while working menial jobs and slowly but surely he established a sizeable bankroll to play at the higher paying poker tables. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! While in attendance at UCLA, Allen Cunningham began to bring home steady winnings playing small pot poker games. He never finished college, and went on to take poker as a professional career. Allen entered the all mighty poker scene back in 1998 as one of the young guns along side poker greats Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu and Layne Flack. These five guys single handedly revolutionized the game of poker! Allen Cunningham won his first WSOP Gold Bracelet in 2001 in a Seven-Card Stud tournament. He won his next the following year in Deuce-to-Seven Lowball. His third came in 2005 in a No-limit Texas Holdem style event. And his last was on July 8, 2006 at Event #14 No-limit Texas Holdem with Re-buys. Allen also came in second place in the U.S. Poker Championships. Allen Cunningham now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can find him playing online at FullTiltPoker, which he represents. In the world of poker, Allen has earned the nickname, Clever Piggy. His total winnings exceed $8,700,000 to date. He is truly one of the greatest young guns of poker! --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on July 19, 2007
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