Dave Colclough
David E. Colclough (4 March 1964 – 18 October 2016) was a Welsh professional poker player.
| Dave Colclough | |
|---|---|
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| Nickname(s) | El Blondie |
| Residence | Birmingham |
| Born | 4 March 1964 Carmarthen, Wales |
| Died | 18 October 2016 (aged 52) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 17 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 427th, 2008 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Early life
Colclough was born in Carmarthen. Prior to becoming a poker professional, he worked in computing. He left computing after the 2000 World Series of Poker.[1]
Poker career
His tournament results include a second at the 2000 World Series of Poker $2,000 pot limit hold'em event[2] and a final table appearance at the World Poker Tour's third season Grand Prix de Paris event, where he won €84,890 ($103,507).[3] In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, earning €20,000.[4] In 2003, he was voted European Poker Player of the Year.[5]
His total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $2,600,000.[6]
Death
He returned from the Philippines to England in 2016 to seek medical care. He died on 18 October 2016, aged 52, suffering from HIV and cancer.[7]
Notes
- "Famous Poker Player Biographies & History · MacPokerOnline". macpokeronline.com.
- "31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Pot Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
- Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Dave Colclough at the World Series of Poker". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 April 2004.
- Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- "Dave Colclough's profile on The Hendon Mob". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
- Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough