This time around, we’re talking about the man, the myth, the swine legend that is Allen “Clever Piggy” Cunningham.
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of sitting across from the quiet Mr. Cunningham at the poker table, all we can say is consider yourself lucky. It’s not that Allen is a bad guy. Far from it – he’s one of the nicest, mellowest people you’ll ever meet. He’s also a bad-ass motherfucker who’ll take every last chip from your stack and get you to thank him for the experience.
Yeah, we like Allen a lot. That’s why it’s nice to report that he’s achieved not one, but two, career milestones this past week. First, he won his first-ever WSOP-C title and champion’s ring, so he has a little more jewelry to flash along with his five WSOP bracelets. If that’s not enough, the more than $499K Allen took home for first place put his career tournament winnings at more than $10.1 million – good enough for fourth place on the all-time money list.
Of course, we all know that Allen – like Chuck Norris – thinks fourth place is for losers. Look for him to take this title by the end of the summer*
*This is a Big Donkey prediction and therefore, should be treated with the same gravitas as if you gave a blindfolded midget three shots of Jose Cuervo and asked him to throw darts at pictures on the wall.
OK, let me start by apologizing to Steve Martin for my homage to Navin R. Johnson’s famous phone book scene from The Jerk. Sometimes, you just can’t improve on the original. (And if you’re too young to remember The Jerk, my advice is rush right out and pick up a copy – as soon as you finish reading this blog, of course.)
Anyway, all of that is just my way of saying that FTP released a pretty big update with some cool new features that you probably want to check out. Open up the game (go ahead, we’ll wait) and check out the lobby. See all those smiley faces? That’s Happy Hour where you can earn double and triple points just by playing in ring games and tourneys. Sweet, huh?
If you’re a tournament fan, you probably want to check out the new Shootouts that the programming geeks have created for your pleasure. Playing like a combo of an SNG and MTT, shootouts give you a chance to win an entire tournament just by winning two or three individual tables. Last, but certainly not least, there are completely new Tournament Leaderboards so you can follow all of your progress as your tournament game improves. You can even create custom Leaderboards to track your favorite events.
Now, pardon me while I play the Poker From The Rail four-player, $1 SNG. The winner quadruples their bankroll.
