The well known American poker player Allen Cunnigham was born on March 28, 1977. Before he decided to start playing poker professionally, he was studying civil engineering at UCLA. He started playing poker in the Indian casinos at the age of 18.

In 2005, he won the title of ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year. He loves to play online po0ker exclusively with Full Tilt Poker. His fellow players also voted him as the best all-around player under 35.

He won his fifth bracelet in the year 2007. After this, there has been no looking back and he has won a huge amount of cash price and various other titles including the Mega Match. His total winnings, at present, are more than $10,200,000.