Chris Hunichen

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Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen (2016)
Chris Hunichen (2016)
  Personal information  
Date of birth August 10, 1984
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Big HuniPokerStars & Full Tilt Poker

thebattler33partypoker

Chris HunichenGGPoker

WeNBeastModePokerStars.FR

MrH1954iPoker

Birdgamecrzy888poker
place of residence Costa RicaCosta Rica Playas del Coco
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 1,097,195
Total prize money $ 8,130,642
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 48
Best main event 54th ( 2019 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 2
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
  Main Event of party poker Live  
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Last updated: August 29, 2020

Christopher Brian "Chris" Hunichen (born August 10, 1984 ) is a professional American poker player .

Personal

Hunichen comes from Clayton , North Carolina , and now lives in Playas del Coco , a town in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica .

Poker career

On-line

Hunichen plays online on every major platform and uses a wide variety of nicknames. He can be found as Big Huni on the poker rooms PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker . Overall, his online poker tournament revenue is over $ 12.5 million , making him one of the most successful online tournament players . At the end of May 2018, Hunichen finished third in the Main Event of the Spring Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars and received just under $ 620,000. In August 2020, the American took second place at the Poker Players Championship of the World Series of Poker Online, which was played on GGPoker due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which was worth over 1.3 million US dollars. From January 28th to March 4th, 2015, he was number one in the PocketFives ranking for 5 weeks , which lists the most successful online poker tournament players worldwide.

live

Since 2008, Hunichen has also been taking part in renowned live tournaments.

The end of June 2008 was Hunichen first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successful and died in a tournament variant No-Limit Hold'em in the money. At the beginning of November 2010, he finished 16th at the Main Event of the World Poker Tour in Mashantucket for more than 30,000 US dollars in prize money. At the 2013 WSOP , Hunichen finished sixth in the Millionaire Maker for around $ 230,000. In mid-January 2014, he took second place at a PokerStars Caribbean Adventures (PCA) event in the Bahamas and received almost $ 135,000 for it. In mid-July 2014, Hunichen won the Deepstack Extravaganza at the Venetian Resort Hotel with a prize of more than 300,000 US dollars. In March 2017, he finished fourth in the PokerStars Championship high roller in Panama City for around $ 100,000 in prize money. At the 2017 WSOP , Hunichen took second place in an event in Six Handed No Limit Hold'em for just under $ 360,000. In mid-August 2017, he landed fourth in the high roller at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood , securing almost 250,000 US dollars. In November 2017, Hunichen won the Super High Roller of the partypoker Caribbean Poker Party in Punta Cana with a prize of 400,000 US dollars. In mid-December 2017, he finished third in the High Roller of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas for around $ 200,000. In the same place, he took third place in the Bellagio 100K the following year , which was paid for just under 600,000 US dollars. In mid-January 2019, Hunichen reached the final table of the PCA's Super High Roller and took fourth place, worth almost $ 630,000. At the end of February 2019, he finished second in the main event of the US Poker Open at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for $ 858,000. At the beginning of September 2019, Hunichen won the high roller of the European Poker Tour in Barcelona and secured prize money of around 840,000 euros thanks to a deal with Uri Reichenstein . In mid-November 2019, Hunichen finished second at the Poker Masters Main Event at Aria Resort & Casino and received $ 442,000. A good week later, he also reached the final table at the main event of the partypoker Millions World Bahamas and secured prize money of around 1.1 million US dollars for his third place thanks to a deal with two other players.

Overall, Hunichen has earned more than $ 8 million in poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Chris Hunichen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. Chris Hunichen in the Global Poker Index database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  2. Chris Hunichen in the World Series of Poker database, accessed February 27, 2018.
  3. Big Huni in the PocketFives database, accessed February 27, 2018.
  4. Online Poker All-Time Earnings in the PocketFives database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  5. SCOOP-58-H: $ 10,300 NLHE [Main Event], $ 5,000,000 Gtd in the PocketFives database, accessed June 9, 2018 (English).
  6. Christian Rudolph Wins First Bracelet in Event # 70: $ 25,000 NLH Poker Players Championship for $ 1,800,290 on pokernews.com on August 29, 2020, accessed on August 29, 2020.
  7. # 1 Ranked Players in the PocketFives database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  8. a b Chris Hunichen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  9. 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  10. 2010 World Poker Finals ($ 9,700 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  11. 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Millionaire Maker (Event # 6)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  12. PCA - 2014 ($ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  13. Deepstack Extravaganza III ($ 1,100 No Limit Hold'em # 60) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 27, 2018.
  14. PokerStars Championship Panama ($ 10,300 No Limit Hold'em - PokerStars Championship High Roller (Event # 35)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  15. 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event # 36)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  16. 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ($ 25,500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event # 13)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018.
  17. partypoker Caribbean Poker Party ($ 25,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - # 3 Millions Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  18. WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Bellagio High Roller # 17 (Event # 23)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 27, 2018.
  19. WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Bellagio 100K - 01 (Event # 30)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 19, 2018.
  20. PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2019 ($ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - PCA Super High Roller (Event # 18)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 13, 2019.
  21. 2019 US Poker Open ($ 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - USPO # 10 100K NLH Main Event (Event # 10)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 24, 2019.
  22. European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona (€ 10,300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT High Roller (Event # 43)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 2, 2019 (English).
  23. 2019 Poker Masters ($ 50,000 No Limit Hold'em - Poker Masters # 10 NLHE Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed November 15, 2019.
  24. partypoker Millions World Bahamas ($ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Millions Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed November 24, 2019.