Dave Colclough

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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

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