Allen Cunningham Wins WSOPC at Caesars Palace
Allen Cunningham began the heads-up play at the final table of the 2008 WSOP Circuit $5,000 Championship as a 4 to 1 chip dog. The 31 year old poker professional relied on his incredible poker skills and cool demeanor to steadily move the chips from 24-year old Ben Fineman's stacks into his own, finally putting Fineman all-in and all-out.
Allen Cunningham of Las Vegas already owns 5 WSOP gold bracelets and has played the final table of the Main Event. Cunningham'sThursday night win at the WSOP Circuit Championship at Caesars Palace earned him $499,609. Ben Fineman of Las Vegas goes home with $257,585 for second place and fellow Las Vegan Kelly Samson rounded out the top three receiving $128,792. The championship event attracted 334 entries and offered a total prize pool of $1,609,900.
