Dave Colclough

David E. Colclough (4 March 1964 – 18 October 2016) was a Welsh professional poker player.

Dave Colclough
Nickname(s)El Blondie
ResidenceBirmingham
Born(1964-03-04)4 March 1964
Carmarthen, Wales
Died18 October 2016(2016-10-18) (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 as a computer programmer. 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]

Colclough was inducted into the European Poker Players Hall of Fame during 2005, and at the age of 41 was the youngest inductee at that time.[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
  1. "Famous Poker Player Biographies & History · MacPokerOnline". macpokeronline.com.
  2. "31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Pot Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
  3. Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Dave Colclough at the World Series of Poker". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 April 2004.
  5. Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Dave Colclough's profile on The Hendon Mob". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
  7. Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough
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