Nationality
American
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Residence (current location)
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Children (number, ages)
Has at least one child (mentioned as being a dad in 2025)
Year started playing poker
2022 (started live tournament journey in April 2022)
Age when started playing
Approximately 20 years old
Year turned professional
Circa 2022 to 2023 (transitioned to professional poker around live play start and content creation)
First major win (amount, tournament, year)
First significant cash was $50,900 for finishing 229th in the 2023 WSOP Main Event
Who introduced to poker / first mentor
Mentored by supportive group of poker professionals and friends during transition to higher stakes
First important tournament
April 2022, $600 No Limit Hold’em event at WPT Steps in Dallas, 16th place, $1.1K winnings
Main motivation for turning pro
Passion for poker sparked by early cash game success and encouragement from poker community friends and coaches
Initial bankroll
Started with $200 buy-in at $1-$2 games at Winstar Casino, grew to $1,000 within a session
Poker education (courses, coaches)
Extensive poker study, self-education supplemented by coaching and community interaction, part of NextGen Poker content creation team
First sponsor/backing
Signed as brand ambassador for PokerStars US in 2023 through NextGen Poker
Total live tournament winnings
Approximately $200,561 in live earnings as of mid-2025
Number of tournament wins
1 recorded tournament win ($400 Progressive Bounty at Wynn Signature Series in 2025)
Number of final tables
1 or more (including Wynn Signature Series win)
Largest tournament win (amount, tournament, year)
$50,900 at 2023 WSOP $10,000 Main Event
WSOP cashes (number)
7 cashes totaling over $69,000
Best WSOP Main Event result
229th place in 2023 WSOP Main Event
Super high roller results ($100K+)
$24,000 cash in 2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju $15,000 event
Poker team
Founding member of NextGen Poker content group
Main cash game limits
Early cash games $1-$2; progressed to $10-$20 and higher stakes cash games
Highest stakes played
Participated in $10/20 and $25,000 heads-up events including WPT and WSOP high roller events
Notable high stakes sessions
Appeared on Hustler Casino Live and Big Bet Poker Live streams with documented winning sessions (e.g. $7K and $4.8K win episodes)
"Big Game" participation
Participated in televised high stakes cash games like Hustler Casino Live
Estimated cash game profits (if known)
Net win approximately $1,300 on Hustler Casino Live sessions
Average tournament win
Average cash prize just over $7,700 (based on $200K total and 26 cashes)
Statistics by year (best/worst year)
Steady growth with biggest year 2023 during WSOP Main Event run and content creation rise
Main discipline (Hold'em, Omaha, Mixed games)
No-Limit Hold'em
Format specialization (tournaments/cash/online/live)
Primarily live tournaments and cash games, active online presence via content
Preferred table size (6-max, full ring, heads-up)
Full ring and 8-max events noted
Known formats (NLHE, PLO, HORSE, others)
NLHE, especially No-Limit Hold'em tournaments and cash games
Specialization limits
$1-$2 early cash games to $10,000+ high rollers in tournaments
Favorite casinos/locations
Wynn Las Vegas, Horseshoe Las Vegas, Winstar Casino, Wynn Signature Series venues
Style characterization (TAG, LAG, nitty, aggressive)
Aggressive and mathematically oriented, combined with entertainment-focused play style
Known for bluffs/traps
Has reputation for calculated bluffing and balanced aggressive play
Mathematical or intuitive approach
Combination of mathematical GTO and intuitive decision-making
Style adaptability
Good adaptability evidenced by success transitioning from low stakes to high roller levels and televised games
Playing strengths
Tournament endurance, cash game skill, content creation/profiling of own strategy
GTO strategy usage
Uses Game Theory Optimal strategies integrated with study and coaching
Poker software usage
Utilizes poker study software and training tools (implied through consistent study and coaching references)
Television appearances (list of shows with specific episodes/dates)
Max Pain Monday episodes 310 and 330 (October and December 2022), Hustler Casino Live, Big Bet Poker Live
Major publication interviews (publication names, article titles, links)
PokerNews podcast "Life Outside Poker" episode 31, July 2025
Podcast appearances (podcast names, episode titles, dates, links)
"Life Outside Poker" podcast episode July 2025
YouTube channel (name, subscriber count, link)
NextGen Poker YouTube channel with over 200,000 subscribers (co-founder and content creator)
LinkedIn profile (link)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-cucchiara - content creator and channel manager profile
Posting frequency in social media
Regular social media and YouTube content updates aligned with poker events and personal brand
Type of content in social media
Poker content, lifestyle, live streams, educational and entertainment videos
Current sponsors (company names, deal details if public)
PokerStars US brand ambassador since 2023
Poker site ambassadorship (site names, contract details)
PokerStars US ambassador via NextGen Poker since 2023
Own business (business names, descriptions, websites)
Co-founder and operator of NextGen Poker YouTube channel
Merchandise (product types, where sold, links)
All-In Protein Brownies under personal brand
Special achievements (achievement descriptions, recognition details)
Co-founded one of the largest poker content groups NextGen Poker, growing poker media presence for new generation players
Contribution to poker development (specific contributions, recognition)
Significant contribution to poker media and education via NextGen Poker platform and content creation for new players
Legacy in poker world (specific legacy aspects, community impact)
Impact on growing poker content and community education for younger and new players
Industry influence (specific influences, changes attributed)
Helped popularize short-form poker education content and new generation poker media through NextGen Poker
WSOP (World Series of Poker) - all events all years
2025-07-17 | USA | World Series of Poker | Las Vegas | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 10000 | 229 | 50900 | 11245 | | |||| 2024-11-25 | USA | WSOP Circuit | Los Angeles | $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em | 1700 | 169 | 3438 | | | |||| 2023-07-17 | USA | World Series of Poker | Las Vegas | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 10000 | 229 | 50900 | | |
WSOP Circuit events
2024-11-25 | USA | WSOP Circuit | Los Angeles | $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em | 1700 | 169 | 3438 | | |
WPT Prime events
2023-12-19 | USA | WPT Prime | Las Vegas | No-Limit Hold'em | 1100 | 52 | 19800 | | |
Triton Poker Series
2025-02-28 | South Korea | Triton Poker Super High Roller Series | Jeju | $15,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight Max | 15000 | 56 | 24000 | | |
Bounty tournaments
2025-04-13 | USA | Wynn Signature Series | Las Vegas | $400 No-Limit Hold'em Progressive Bounty | 400 | 1 | 5179 | | |
Poker After Dark
2022-10 | USA | Max Pain Monday | Online/Stream | $10/20 NLHE | | | 7000 | | | |||| 2022-12 | USA | Max Pain Monday | Online/Stream | $10/20 NLHE | | | 4800 | | |