David E. Colclough (4 March 1964 – 18 October 2016) was a Welsh professional poker player.
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 [2] In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, earning €20,000.[3] In 2003, he was voted European Poker Player of the Year.[4]
His total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $2,600,000.[5]
Death
He returned from the Philippines to England in 2016 to seek medical care. He died on 18 October 2016, aged 52, suffering from cancer.[6]
References
- ^ "Famous Poker Player Biographies & History · MacPokerOnline". macpokeronline.com.
- ^ Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Colclough, Dave (22 April 2004). "Dave Colclough at the World Series of Poker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough Archived 8 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dave Colclough's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Pitt, Matthew (19 October 2016). "Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.