Dave Colclough

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

Dave Colclough
Nickname(s)El Blondie
ResidenceAngles, Philippines
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 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
  1. "Famous Poker Player Biographies & History · MacPokerOnline". macpokeronline.com.
  2. Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Colclough, Dave (22 April 2004). "Dave Colclough at the World Series of Poker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. Fulltiltpoker.com: David Colclough Archived 8 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Dave Colclough's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. Pitt, Matthew (19 October 2016). "Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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