# Dave Colclough

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Welsh gambler (1964–2016)

Dave Colclough Nickname El Blondie Born (1964-03-04)4 March 1964 Carmarthen, Wales Died 18 October 2016(2016-10-18) (aged 52) World Series of Poker Bracelet None Money finishes 17 Highest WSOP Main Event finish 427th, 2008 World Poker Tour Title None Final table 1 Money finishes 2 European Poker Tour Title None Final table None Money finish 1

**David E. Colclough** (4 March 1964 – 18 October 2016) was a Welsh professional [poker](/source/Poker) player.

## Early life

Colclough was born in [Carmarthen](/source/Carmarthen). Prior to becoming a poker professional, he worked in computing. He left computing after the [2000 World Series of Poker](/source/2000_World_Series_of_Poker).[1]

## Poker career

His tournament results include a second at the [2000 World Series of Poker](/source/2000_World_Series_of_Poker) $2,000 [2] In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the [World Heads-Up Poker Championship](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Cancer).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Famous Poker Player Biographies & History · MacPokerOnline"](http://www.macpokeronline.com/famous-poker-players/dave-colclough/). macpokeronline.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Worldpokertour.com: Dave Colclough](http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/D/David_Colclough.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070954/http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/D/David_Colclough.aspx) 6 June 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Colclough, Dave (22 April 2004). ["Dave Colclough at the World Series of Poker"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dave-colclough-at-the-world-series-of-poker-140673). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tilt_4-0)** ["Full Tilt Pros: David Colclough"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090908201922/http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/david-colclough). *Full Tilt Poker*. Archived from [the original](http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/david-colclough) on 8 September 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Dave Colclough's profile on The Hendon Mob"](https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=55). *The Hendon Mob Poker Database*. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Pitt, Matthew (19 October 2016). ["Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough"](https://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/10/poker-mourns-the-loss-of-dave-el-blondie-colclough-26109.htm). *PokerNews.com*. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

## External links

- [Official site](http://www.blondepoker.com)

- [Card Player profile](https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1343-dave-colclough)

- [Hendon Mob profile](https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=55)

- [WPT profile](https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/dave-colclough/)

- [WSOP profile](https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=138)

v t e 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 2007 Alexander Kravchenko 2008 Bertrand Grospellier 2009 Vitaly Lunkin 2010 Jake Cody 2011 Sam Trickett 2012 Marvin Rettenmaier

v t e Winners of the European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 Lucy Rokach 2004 Dave Ulliott 2005 Dave Colclough 2006 John Duthie 2007 Thomas Kremser 2008 Marcel Lüske 2009 Bruno Fitoussi 2010 Nic Szeremeta 2011 Jesse May

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