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==Poker career== |
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His tournament results include a second at the [[2000 World Series of Poker]] $2,000 [[betting (poker)|pot limit]] [[hold'em]] event<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1982|title=31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Pot Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database|publisher=pokerdb.thehendonmob.com}}</ref> and a final table appearance at the [[World Poker Tour]]'s [[World Poker Tour season 3 results|third season]] Grand Prix de Paris event, where he won €84,890 ($103,507).<ref>[http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/D/David_Colclough.aspx Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough]</ref> In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the [[World Heads-Up Poker Championship]], earning €20,000. In 2003, he was voted European Poker Player of the Year.<ref name="tilt">[http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/david-colclough Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough]</ref> |
His tournament results include a second at the [[2000 World Series of Poker]] $2,000 [[betting (poker)|pot limit]] [[hold'em]] event<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1982|title=31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Pot Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database|publisher=pokerdb.thehendonmob.com}}</ref> and a final table appearance at the [[World Poker Tour]]'s [[World Poker Tour season 3 results|third season]] Grand Prix de Paris event, where he won €84,890 ($103,507).<ref>[http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/D/David_Colclough.aspx Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070954/http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/D/David_Colclough.aspx |date=2011-06-06 }}</ref> In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the [[World Heads-Up Poker Championship]], earning €20,000. In 2003, he was voted European Poker Player of the Year.<ref name="tilt">[http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/david-colclough Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908201922/http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/david-colclough |date=2009-09-08 }}</ref> |
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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.<ref name="tilt"/> |
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.<ref name="tilt"/> |
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Revision as of 20:07, 26 November 2017
| 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 |
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 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. In 2003, he was voted European Poker Player of the Year.[4]
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.[4]
As of 2011, his total live poker tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.[5]
Death
He died on 18 October 2016. [6]
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
- ^ a b 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