Birth date: 4 April 1954.
Birth place: England.
Residence location: Kingston Upon Hull, England.
Top Wins: 1 title WPT, 1 bracelet WSOP, more than $ 5,500,000 tournaments gains.
Nickname: Devilfish.
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Birth date: 4 April 1954. |
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Dave Ulliott is part of these rare poker players who are more known under a pseudonym and which are not online poker. It is indeed nicknamed systematically Devilfish and this nickname became better known as its name itself. A devilfish is actually a ray manta or "Sea devil", evoking both the beauty of the Dave Ulliott game but dangerousness a poker table. Devilfish discovered the world of the game with his father going at a bookie. The legend is that he has won his first bet 50 1. A few months later it is licensed for price an afternoon of too much on go play races. During several annéees and until the age of 28, Dave Ulliott is involved in numerous cases of delinquency, sometimes very serious with the burglary of several safe (for more information). Finally after meeting his 2nd wife, he himself and has never had trouble with the police since. Devilfish found child poker with his parents, but it starts is particularly interested during the 1990s. That is how it starts first near him, in his store and then in the local parties. But soon, the district refuses to play against Devilfish as it always wins. It is also banned William Hill after having turned £ 4,000 in £ 70,000. It is his friend and Gary Whitetaker place his bets road Companion. Dave Ulliott then moved to London. It must adapt to an overall best game style but once these adjustments made it is regularly winner. It usually moves with a weapon for these private parties to be on back with its gains. He then moved to Las Vegas and is found in a tournament head to head with Men Nguyen. This is where acquires permanently its Devilfish nickname through the headlines with newspaper title: Devilfish eats the master. In total, Dave Ulliott won more than $ 5,574,000 in tournaments and regularity in its fairly impressive gains. Fact Devilfish part of the small group of players the name to him alone was enough to launch a poker online, room www.devilfish.com. It is in good company with players such as Doyle Brunson or Johnny Chan. Devilfish is a complex character that does not hesitate to launch contreverses, as when he said that women cannot ever also well done than men because they was not quite aggressive in their game. For a long time his uniform to play poker was the same with 2 rings indicating: Devil and Fish, a long black coat, hair gominés back and the black glasses. But it has recently change much more generic style. In England, David Ulliott is considered one of the greatest legends poker and as the largest British player.
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He completed 26 times total in money and in 2004 he finished the main Event WSOP 72nd. Its results are all among the first European.
| 2003 | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | $180,310 |
It does not took long to the British legend to leave its mark on the WPT. As soon as the first season he won in fact the World Poker Open and $ 589,990. He beats Phil Ivey in the head to final head and Paul Testud that ends 8th.
More recently, in December 2007, Devilfish finished 3rd one of the WPT, five Diamond Classic prestigious tournaments. It has also earned more money with victory winning $ 674,500.
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| Saison I | World Poker Open | $$589,990 |
This is the only major title lacks Dave Ulliott. It has taken several years to be interested and there is not brillé at present. Best result is indeed a 23rd place at Deauville 2009 EFA WINS $ 20,553.
Other performance: Advanced quote this player performance tournament boulimique and multiplied performance. Among its most recent can cite victory of the euro finals Of Poker 2009 WINS 133,880 €.
He was elected 9th in the Top10 poker magazine poker Player UK captions.
It is still banned of betting in England magazines all. It sometimes uses intermediaries but these improbable success are an enemy juror sites such as William Hill.
Unlike any other "evil" Poker which have only the reputation: Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, David Ulliott has a real past that could lead behind bars for many years.
After a few first larceny he became member of an association of malefactors in trunk openings. For a time they dévalisent shops nearby. But one Devilfish partners is finally stopped and denounced to the police. at 21years old, The future star Poker is then 9 months in prison.
He is arrested again for turning to armed hand but spring this free time. It takes up to the service in the opening of safe. The result of a fight in a night club, it is this time sentenced to 18 months in prison.
In prison, he met an acolyte with which it organizes an attack of Bank of their output. But the day, his partner is stopped. Realizing probably chance there Dave Ulliott decided to put away and no more will appear in no police report.
