Allen Cunningham was born in Riverside, California in 1977. He is a popular American professional Poker player who dropped out of college to pursue his true passion. As most players, he began in this fascinating world at an early age. With 18 years he visited the Indian casinos. Today, Cunningham plays online poker exclusively at Full Tilt Poker that now sponsors him. When Allen studied civil engineering in the UCLA, he also played Poker during his free time or between classes. He usually won some bucks that he used them to bet again; poker was an important part of his life. According to Cunningham's rivals, He doesn't have an aggressive style, but rather takes a solid, analytical approach to his game. This ability has helped him win many games and some tournaments.

Allen Cunningham's main achievements are $5,000 Seven-card stud (2001 won $201,760), $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw (2002 won $160,200), $1,500 No Limit Hold'em (2005 won $725,405), $1,000 No Limit Hold'em/w Rebuys (2006 won $625,830), $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em (2007 won $487,287). There are much more Poker events were Cunningham reached the final table. At the age of 23, Allen begins a successful stage playing international Poker tournaments, some of them broadcast on TV. At present, his specialty is the online poker tournaments but when he is not playing online his favorite cash games are No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha and Mixed Games.

Cunningham might not be the most notorious member of Full Tilt Poker, but he may very well be one of the most capable and one of the most consistent players. Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson are part of this popular poker team.