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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). FIFA Soccer Manager (or simply FSM) is a 1997 football managing computer game developed and published by Electronic Arts by their EA Sports label. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty. ... For the district in Saga, Japan, see Fujitsu, Saga. ... The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

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. Omaha holdem (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game based on Texas hold em. ... The card game of poker has many variations, most of them created in the United States in the mid-1900s. ...

Colclough first became known for his numerous appearances on the Late Night Poker television series, including the season 5 grand final. Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... Below are the results of season 5 of the Late Night Poker television series. ...

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. // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ...

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). The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 3 of the World Poker Tour television series. ...

In May 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, earning €20,000. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Wikimedia Commons has media related to: May 2005 Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21... The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit texas holdem matches. ...

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. The European Poker Players Hall of Fame was created by poker professional Bruce Elvis Senior Atkinson to recognise European poker players who have made great achievements throughout their poker careers. ...

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. Brian Rookie Wilson (born 1968?) is an American real estate developer and poker player, originally from Rockford, Illinois, now based in Fort Myers, Florida. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...

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. Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ... Charles Montgomery Monty Burns, normally referred to as Mr. ... Anthony (Tony) James tikay Kendall (born 10 September 1947 in Middlesex) is an English professional poker player, based in Derbyshire. ...

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

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. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The MANSIONPoker. ... The World Speed Poker Open (WSPO) is an international poker tournament held under Speed Poker rules. ... A person with acrophobia would fear such a height Acrophobia (from Greek , meaning summit) is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. ...

In 2005 he appeared on the chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career and his love of poker. Richard Herring Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, is a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring (the comedian formerly of Lee and Herring) and featuring professional poker players and celebrities talking about their lives, their careers and their love of poker. ...

As of 2007 Colclough and "Mrs C." have separated, David claimed he caught her in bed with a friend upon returning from Monte Carlo ^[3]

External links

• Official site
• Blog entries
• Article by Colclough
• World Poker Tour profile
• Cardschat interview
• Hendon Mob tournament results
• blondepoker Interview