Hunter Cichy is an American professional poker player and author with more than $1.75 million in recorded live tournament earnings. Born and raised in Minnesota, he built his bankroll in small Midwest card rooms before leaving his career as a critical care paramedic to pursue poker full-time. Cichy has since recorded major final tables with the World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker, while also working as a poker coach and producing strategy content.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

According to The Hendon Mob, Hunter Cichy has total live tournament earnings of $1,751,106. His career-best cash came in 2021 when he finished fourth in the WPT Choctaw Championship for $205,330.

One of Cichy’s earliest major results came at the WSOP in 2015. He finished runner-up to Anthony Spinella in the first online bracelet event in WSOP history, earning $116,066. Later that summer, he placed third in the Florida State Poker Championship Main Event for $104,500 and sixth in the WPT500 at ARIA for $60,000.

Cichy won the Tampa Super 7’s in 2018 for $32,645, while another strong result came in 2022 when he finished runner-up in a Tampa Poker Classic event for $41,610. More recently, he collected $59,661 for second place in a 2025 RunGood Poker Series Main Event and finished seventh in the 2026 MSPT Poker Bowl X for $32,422.

Biography & Poker Background

Hunter Cichy was born and raised in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. His grandfather taught him poker when he was around 12, and he began playing with members of his family before discovering online poker.

Cichy has admitted that he began playing on Full Tilt Poker at around 13 using his father’s credit card, although he is quick to add that he does not recommend anyone following the same path. By the time he turned 18, he believed his game was strong enough to play professionally.

Before making poker his full-time career, Cichy completed a degree in Paramedic Technology at Century College and worked as a critical care paramedic for two years. During that period, he says he turned a starting bankroll of $500 into approximately $100,000 by playing small-stakes cash games and tournaments in Midwest card rooms during his free time.

In 2013, he left his job and moved to Hollywood, Florida, to concentrate on poker. Alongside playing professionally, he moved into private coaching and began working on a strategy book. Since 2015, cash games have also formed a major part of his career, with Cichy playing No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha at stakes as high as $100/$200.

In September 2026, Cichy made his first trip to Australia after waiting around 10 years for the right opportunity. He travelled from Dallas to play the full WPT Australia 2026 festival at The Star Sydney , praising the venue, its organisation and the way poker players were welcomed by the staff.

Play Style & Strategy

Cichy is known for taking a structured and analytical approach to poker. His book, Advanced Concepts in No-Limit Hold’em: A Modern Approach to Poker Analysis, explains how concepts including pot odds, implied odds, pot equity, fold equity and minimum defence frequency can be combined into a practical strategy.

His background includes live tournaments and high-stakes cash games, while his recorded results cover No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed Omaha formats. Rather than focusing only on solver work for Hold’em, Cichy has said that he now particularly enjoys studying newer poker variants.

Although money remains an important part of playing professionally, Cichy says building a strong bankroll has allowed him to become more selective about his tournament schedule. He now considers the atmosphere, location and overall player experience when deciding where to compete.

Social Media & Online Presence

You can follow Hunter Cichy and find more information about his career, results and strategy work through these links:

• X: @HunterCichy
• The Hendon Mob Profile
• WSOP Player Profile
• Run It Once Profile
• Advanced Concepts in No-Limit Hold’em