Dave Colclough

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Dave Colclough

Dave Colclough, Late Night Poker episode 2.4
Nickname(s) El Blondie
Hometown Birmingham, UK
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finishes 14
Highest ITM main event finish None
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables 1
Money Finishes 2

David (Dave) E. "El Blondie" Colclough (born 4 March 1964 in Carmarthen, South Wales) is a Welsh professional poker player, now living in Birmingham, England.

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[edit] Before poker

Prior to becoming a poker professional, Colclough worked as a computer programmer (he worked on FIFA Soccer Manager amongst other projects). Amongst the companies he worked for were the Post Office, the National Health Service, the Inland Revenue and Fujitsu. He left computing after the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

[edit] Poker career

Colclough is considered one of the best Omaha players in the world. [1] However, he is known as an impressive player in all poker variants, as the European Rankings have proven since their creation in 2000.

Colclough first became known for his numerous appearances on the Late Night Poker television series, including the season 5 grand final.

According to Colclough's profile of himself [2], he won an event at the 2000 WSOP (presumably the $2,000 pot limit hold'em event) but gave away the bracelet in a deal.

In 2003 his continued success led to him being voted European Poker Player of the Year.

Colclough had a final table appearance at the World Poker Tour's third season Grand Prix de Paris event, where he won €84,890 ($103,507).

In May 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, earning €20,000.

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.

He spent much of 2005 travelling with and training Brian "Rookie" Wilson, who went on to win a bracelet at the 2005 World Series of Poker. Wilson continually credits Colclough for his achievements.

In 2006, Colclough's BlondePoker.com website opened its own online poker room. On the BlondePoker.com forums, Colclough is often referred to as "Monty Burns" by his friend Tony Kendall and other forum posters.

As of 2006 he has won over $2,000,000 in live tournament play.

[edit] Personal life

He has one daughter, named Sian from his ex-wife Anna. He is now in his second marriage to Rhowena "Mrs C." Colclough (nee MacCuish, born 1 April 1980), an ex model who presented a show for William Hill on Sky 425 until the channel closed in 2006 and who was a semi-finalist in the Poker Dome Challenge. During an interview in the 2005 World Speed Poker Open, he revealed that he suffers from acrophobia.

In 2005 he appeared on the chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career and his love of poker.

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European Poker Awards Player of the Year
2001: Marcel Lüske - 2002: Garry Bush - 2003: Dave Colclough
2004: Marcel Lüske - 2005: Rob Hollink - 2006: Roland De Wolfe


European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
2003: Lucy Rokach - 2004: Dave Ulliott - 2005: Dave Colclough - 2006: John Duthie
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