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"bigtizzle" New User tkerrin@gmail.com Sep 13, 2006, 6:45 PM Post #1 of 13(162 views) Shortcut Allen Cunningham Can't Post Is anyone else really sad that all of the attention on the WSOP coverage goes to the loud, crass, douchebags while a solid, talented pro like Allen Cunningham gets relegated to the occasional blurb between outbursts? I realize that people don't actually tune-in to see a quality professional sitting quietly and playing great poker. I just hope that I could be half the gentleman and card player that Cunningham is someday. Is there anyone here that knows him personally or has played with him that would care to second this, or maybe disagree? No Karma

pokergent New User 43081817@recpoker.com Sep 13, 2006, 7:00 PM Post #2 of 13(162 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post   he is what a poker player is suppose to be a gentlemen that rides the fluctuations quietly in the knowledge that he will get the chips in the LONG RUN  as long as he continues to make correct percentage decisions. i have played with him.......didnt beat him out of anything either :) _______________________________________________________________ The Largest Online Poker Community - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

A Man Beaten by Jacks New User nobody@fool.foo Sep 13, 2006, 7:25 PM Post #3 of 13(162 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post On 13 Sep 2006 15:45:32 -0700, "bigtizzle" <tkerrin@gmail.com> wrote: >Is anyone else really sad that all of the attention on the WSOP >coverage goes to the loud, crass, douchebags while a solid, talented >pro like Allen Cunningham gets relegated to the occasional blurb >between outbursts? I realize that people don't actually tune-in to see >a quality professional sitting quietly and playing great poker. I just >hope that I could be half the gentleman and card player that Cunningham >is someday. Is there anyone here that knows him personally or has >played with him that would care to second this, or maybe disagree? While he may not get the TV time that other "pros" do, his solid play has been rewarded by a solid pile of cash. If I had the choice between the notoriety of some screaming idiot and the tournament record of Cunningham, I'd pick the latter. No Karma

"Kinnipak" New User a83ea3b@webnntp.invalid Sep 14, 2006, 3:51 PM Post #4 of 13(162 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post On Sep 13 2006 6:25 PM, A Man Beaten by Jacks wrote: > On 13 Sep 2006 15:45:32 -0700, "bigtizzle" <tkerrin@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Is anyone else really sad that all of the attention on the WSOP > >coverage goes to the loud, crass, douchebags while a solid, talented > >pro like Allen Cunningham gets relegated to the occasional blurb > >between outbursts? I realize that people don't actually tune-in to see > >a quality professional sitting quietly and playing great poker. I just > >hope that I could be half the gentleman and card player that Cunningham > >is someday. Is there anyone here that knows him personally or has > >played with him that would care to second this, or maybe disagree? > > While he may not get the TV time that other "pros" do, his solid play > has been rewarded by a solid pile of cash. If I had the choice between > the notoriety of some screaming idiot and the tournament record of > Cunningham, I'd pick the latter. completely agree. ____________________________________________________________________  RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com No Karma

O-PGManager New User manager@online-pokerguide.com Sep 14, 2006, 5:35 PM Post #5 of 13(160 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post Exactly. The goal of poker is to win money. You don't get paid anything for 15 minutes on ESPN being a jackass. _______________________________________________________________ Watch Lists, Block Lists, Favorites - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

"elf" New User a1651@webnntp.invalid Sep 14, 2006, 6:48 PM Post #6 of 13(160 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post On Sep 14 2006 3:35 PM, O-PGManager wrote: > Exactly. The goal of poker is to win money. You don't get paid anything for 15 > minutes on ESPN being a jackass. Try telling that to Phil Hellmuth. Yes, he is an outstanding player with the track record to support his boasts. However it's his behavior that made him stand out and has earned him all the publicity which he has managed to capitalize upon with his books, videos, site endorsements, personal appearances and who knows what else. ________________________________________________________________________  * kill-files, watch-lists, favorites, and more.. www.recgroups.com No Karma

"Kinnipak" New User a83ea3b@webnntp.invalid Sep 14, 2006, 8:21 PM Post #7 of 13(159 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post On Sep 14 2006 5:48 PM, elf wrote: > On Sep 14 2006 3:35 PM, O-PGManager wrote: > > > Exactly. The goal of poker is to win money. You don't get paid anything > for 15 > > minutes on ESPN being a jackass. > > Try telling that to Phil Hellmuth. Yes, he is an outstanding player with > the track record to support his boasts. However it's his behavior that > made him stand out and has earned him all the publicity which he has > managed to capitalize upon with his books, videos, site endorsements, > personal appearances and who knows what else. PH was doing his antics long before poker exploded with Moneymaker winning. He is who he is and makes no apologies for it (well, sometimes he apologises). He has taken advantage of the poker explosion by taking his "image" and taking it to the tenth degree. His record in the wsop ans his overall tourny skills cannot be ignored by anyone who understands poker. I have heard, but cannot confirm since I have never met him in person, that away from the table he is a very likable guy who goes out of his way to be nice. Unless the camera is on him of course. lol. _____________________________________________________________________  RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com No Karma

arlo payne New User arlo_payne@hotmail.com Sep 14, 2006, 8:49 PM Post #8 of 13(159 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post   On Sep 14 2006 5:21 PM, Kinnipak wrote: > I have heard, but cannot confirm since I have never met him in person, > that away from the table he is a very likable guy who goes out of his way > to be nice. Unless the camera is on him of course. > > lol. BULLSHIT! _______________________________________________________________ Watch Lists, Block Lists, Favorites - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

"Kinnipak" New User a83ea3b@webnntp.invalid Sep 14, 2006, 10:04 PM Post #9 of 13(159 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post On Sep 14 2006 7:49 PM, arlo payne wrote: > On Sep 14 2006 5:21 PM, Kinnipak wrote: > > > I have heard, but cannot confirm since I have never met him in person, > > that away from the table he is a very likable guy who goes out of his way > > to be nice. Unless the camera is on him of course. > > > > lol. > > > BULLSHIT! of course they do. ----  * kill-files, watch-lists, favorites, and more.. www.recgroups.com No Karma

"Diane from Green Bay" New User hrdiane@aol.com Sep 15, 2006, 5:00 PM Post #10 of 13(158 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post Away from the table Phil can be very nice. We have several mutual friends, although i would consider Phil more in the acquaintenance category with me rather than a friend. Years ago, early 90's Phil and his wife Kathy both came to Shawano/Keshena with their infant son and played poker with our regular Green Bay area group. I have also crossed paths with him many times at other tourneys and he always remembers me by name. A few years ago at Canterbury Park he was there with his mom, dad, and sister. He made a point to introduce me to all of them, However, i have also been at his table during tournaments - that is a totally different Phil. Diane Kinnipak wrote: > On Sep 14 2006 5:48 PM, elf wrote: > > > On Sep 14 2006 3:35 PM, O-PGManager wrote: > > > > > Exactly. The goal of poker is to win money. You don't get paid anything > > for 15 > > > minutes on ESPN being a jackass. > > > > Try telling that to Phil Hellmuth. Yes, he is an outstanding player with > > the track record to support his boasts. However it's his behavior that > > made him stand out and has earned him all the publicity which he has > > managed to capitalize upon with his books, videos, site endorsements, > > personal appearances and who knows what else. > > PH was doing his antics long before poker exploded with Moneymaker > winning. He is who he is and makes no apologies for it (well, sometimes he > apologises). He has taken advantage of the poker explosion by taking his > "image" and taking it to the tenth degree. His record in the wsop ans his > overall tourny skills cannot be ignored by anyone who understands poker. > > I have heard, but cannot confirm since I have never met him in person, > that away from the table he is a very likable guy who goes out of his way > to be nice. Unless the camera is on him of course. > > lol. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com No Karma

bruddaiz@gmail.com New User bruddaiz@gmail.com Sep 15, 2006, 5:18 PM Post #11 of 13(158 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post I played with Cunningham before and I was able to take one pot from him. The blinds were 2000 4000 in wsop 05 event #2, i had 100k he had 60k directly on my left. My image is tight tight aggressive. I get AKx in MP, and make it 12k, he calls me, flop is Ad Qd Td - i check to Alan and he bets out 14k, i check raise him to 54k total and he mucks real quick. This was basically the only hand i played with him other then some small pots in the blinds (where he won all of them , so i just mucked). I sat next to him for a good 3-4 hours during day 2 and just marvelled at how he was able to accumulate chips without ever showing any cards. pokergent wrote: > he is what a poker player is suppose to be > > a gentlemen that rides the fluctuations quietly in the knowledge that he will > get the chips in the LONG RUN as long as he continues to make correct > percentage decisions. > > i have played with him.......didnt beat him out of anything either :) > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > The Largest Online Poker Community - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

"FaceDownAcesUp" New User superbeef00@yahoo.com Sep 15, 2006, 5:46 PM Post #12 of 13(158 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post   bigtizzle wrote: > Is anyone else really sad that all of the attention on the WSOP > coverage goes to the loud, crass, douchebags while a solid, talented > pro like Allen Cunningham gets relegated to the occasional blurb > between outbursts? I realize that people don't actually tune-in to see > a quality professional sitting quietly and playing great poker. I just > hope that I could be half the gentleman and card player that Cunningham > is someday. Is there anyone here that knows him personally or has > played with him that would care to second this, or maybe disagree? Yeah, well maybe if he actually won and didn't choke like a bitch people might actually give two shits about him. No one remembers the losers. No Karma

"Mark B \(Diputsur\)" New User diputsur@gmail.com Sep 15, 2006, 5:49 PM Post #13 of 13(158 views) Shortcut Re: Allen Cunningham [In reply to] Can't Post   "FaceDownAcesUp" <superbeef00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1158356804.277787.214090@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > bigtizzle wrote: >> Is anyone else really sad that all of the attention on the WSOP >> coverage goes to the loud, crass, douchebags while a solid, talented >> pro like Allen Cunningham gets relegated to the occasional blurb >> between outbursts? I realize that people don't actually tune-in to see >> a quality professional sitting quietly and playing great poker. I just >> hope that I could be half the gentleman and card player that Cunningham >> is someday. Is there anyone here that knows him personally or has >> played with him that would care to second this, or maybe disagree? > > Yeah, well maybe if he actually won and didn't choke like a bitch > people might actually give two shits about him. No one remembers the > losers. Then why is Danneman famous? No Karma

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