Chris Hunichen is a high-stakes poker player from North Carolina with $8.4 million in live earnings. Hunichen sits first on the state's all-time money list, just ahead of 2005 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer.
Hunichen's biggest cash came at the online 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on GGPoker.com in the $25,000 NLH Poker Player's Championship, where he finished runner-up for $1.3 million. Three years earlier at the 2017 WSOP, Hunichen finished in second in a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event for $358,677.
In 2021, Hunichen final tabled the $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed event, ultimately finishing in fifth place for $266,031.
Despite racking up 58 WSOP cashes worth $2.9 million, Hunichen has yet to get his hands on a bracelet or circuit ring. That could change if he is able to make a deep run at the 2022 WSOP.
Outside of the WSOP, Hunichen has had success on the high roller circuit. In November 2019, he finished third in the $10,000 partypoker LIVE NLH Millions Main Event for $1.1 million.
2019 was quite the year for Hunichen as he also finished second in the $100,000 US Poker Open NLH Main Event for $940,000, took down the €10,300 EPT High Roller for $927,408 and finished fourth in the PCA Super High Roller for $627,340.
Chris Hunichen's Top Five Cashes
| DATE | BUY-IN | TOURNAMENT | PLACE | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| August 2020 | $25,000 | WSOP GGPoker.com NLH Poker Player's Championship | 2nd | $1,332,097 | |
| November 2019 | $10,000 | partypoker LIVE NLH Millions Main Event | 3rd | $1,097,195 | |
| February 2019 | $100,000 | US Poker Open NLH Main Event | 2nd | $940,000 | |
| August 2019 | €10,300 | EPT High Roller | 1st | $927,408 | |
| January 2019 | $100,000 | PCA Super High Roller | 4th | $627,340 |
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