David A. Ulliott (born 1 April ^[1], 1962 ^[2] in Hull) is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld,^[2] but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker. At the poker table, he is known for wearing orange-tinted prescription sunglasses, a sharp suit (or leather jacket) and gold knuckleduster rings reading "Devil" and "Fish", which he made himself.^[2][3] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Non-Main Event gold bracelets given to the event winners during the 2005 WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the biggest non-monetary prize a poker player can win. ... The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Devilfish may refer to one of the following. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. ... A game of Texas hold em in progress. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. ... Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses (RB2132 901L) Sunglasses are a visual aid, variously termed spectacles or glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to prevent strong light from reaching the eyes. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Leather jackets A leather jacket is a type of clothing, a jacket made of leather. ... Categories: Weapon stubs | M e weapons ... An example of a ring, this one with diamond and garnet stones. ...

Early years and criminal activities

Ulliott was born the son of Stanley Ulliott, a World War II paratrooper turned truck driver and his wife Joyce (née Jefferson). He grew up in a small council house in a working class area, where he shared a room with his sister Janet (who later died of cancer). Ulliott was unmotivated throughout his education and left at the age of 15, without any O-levels, to take his first job making trophies for G K Beaulah. After visiting the bookies with his father and winning his first bet at 50:1, he picked winners at horse racing with his work colleagues during hot lunch breaks. He was eventually fired from the job for taking an afternoon off to go to the races.^[2] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... An American USMC Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... // There are two major types of truck drivers: Owner operators are individuals that own the trucks they drive and can either lease their trucks by contract with a trucking company to haul freight for that company using their trucks or haul loads for a number of companies and is self... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which was used in Britain and continues to be used in some former British colonies. ... Some loving-cup trophies seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and may pay winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Fired and Firing redirect here. ...

At the age of 19, Ulliott was involved in a fight on the way home from the Golden Nugget Pool Hall in Hull. Ulliott was set upon by five men and their wives (one of whom slashed his face with a steel comb), after protecting his younger brother. He fought back and eventually returned home. Ulliott later claimed that he was proud of the experience and the incident made him realise that he could not be beaten in a fight "inside".^[2] A comb A comb for people with hair loss. ...

Ulliott's biography Swimming with the Devilfish goes into more detail on his early years.

Ulliott became involved in a safe-cracking team soon after, after being advised by the rest of the team that everyone was involved in the operation, including the shops, which carried out insurance fraud, and the police, who turned a blind eye. Together, they targeted tobacconists, off-license, and garages. On one occasion, when Ulliott lost over £5,000 at the bookies, he robbed that safe too, and took it home in a pram. One of the team was eventually caught, and informed the police that Ulliott was involved. He went on the run for a week, but was eventually caught.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Safe-cracking is the process of opening a safe, generally without the combination. ... Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to defraud an insurance provider. ... A tobacconist is someone licensed to sell tobacco in various forms as well as smoking supplies. ... Off-licence is a term used in the Commonwealth and the Ireland for a shop licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or public house which is licensed for consumption at the point of sale. ... It has been suggested that Child carrier be merged into this article or section. ...

Ulliott was confined to a small cell in Hull Police Station for three weeks, and was later sent to Leeds Prison, where he was kept in isolation for 23 hours a day for the first two months of his nine month sentence, which included his 21st birthday. Not long after his release, he was arrested again for an armed robbery at an off-license, but was released three days later without charge. Upon his release, he got a job at a timber yard. Later, he again became involved in the safe-cracking team, while also working as a bouncer and gambling.^[2] For the 1967 film, see Robbery (film). ... In the common law legal system, an indictment (IPA: ) is a formal charge of having committed a most serious criminal offense. ... A bouncer at the door of a strip club in San Francisco, USA. A bouncer or doorman is an informal term for security guards employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as...

Ulliott was arrested again aged 28 for a fight outside a nightclub, and served 18 months in Leeds and Durham Prisons. Again he spent much time in an isolation block for 23 hours a day. During this time, he met a criminal named John, with whom he planned to carry out a bank robbery upon his release. However, on the day it was planned to happen, John was arrested by the regional crime squad, and Ulliott was advised by John's wife to go straight. Not long after Ulliott met his second wife, he did indeed go straight, and there is no evidence he has committed a crime since.^[2] // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Safecatch be merged into this article or section. ...

Poker career

The beginning

Ulliott began playing poker with his parents as a young child^[4] and later learned three card brag at the age of 16, after being introduced to Hull's Fifty-One Club casino. By the time of his second marriage, Ulliott was organising poker games in the back of his shop and dominating the home games of others to the extent that people stopped telling him where they were being held. At the end of 1990, he met Gary Whitaker, a cafe manager from Wakefield, in a Leeds casino. They traveled together to poker games six nights a week, and Whitaker placed bets for Ulliott after he was banned from all of William Hill's betting shops for successfully gambling £4,000 up to £70,000. Whitaker went on to become Ulliott's regular driver as he took part in a regular game with Dave Colclough, John Shipley and Lucy Rokach, and held a 10% stake in his action.^[2] Three card brag is an unusual British card game which is similar to poker but varies in betting style and hand rankings. ... Wakefield The Town Hall, Wood St. ... , Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. ... The William Hill logo William Hill plc is one of the two largest bookmakers in the United Kingdom alongside Ladbrokes, which is owned by Hilton Group plc. ... 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. ... John Shipley is an English professional poker player from Solihull, West Midlands. ... Lucy Rokach is a professional poker player, regarded as one of the top female players in Europe. ...

When they first traveled to London (where the regular game at the time was lowball), Ulliott was forced to change his style of play as he found the players harder to bluff; he credits the experience for improving his game. On one occasion in London, Ulliott lost a £60,000 pot to Donnacha O'Dea when the latter hit a two-outer against him, but made all the money back within 24 hours. On another occasion, Ulliott played in five cities in a day, winning in each to earn £35,000.^[2] Some forms of poker, often called lowball, sometimes called low poker, reward poor poker hands (in the traditional sense). ... // In the card game of poker, to bluff is to bet or raise with an inferior hand, or with a hand believed to be inferior. ... The pot in poker refers to the sum of money that players wager during a single hand or game, according to the betting rules of the variant being played. ... Donnacha ODea is a former Irish Olympian swimmer turned professional poker player. ...

When playing in private games, Ulliott often took a gun to ensure he would be able to leave a poker game with the winnings. He fired it in the air one night to scare off some opponents who were planning to rob him of the money he had won from them.^[5]

The origin of the Devilfish

Ulliott first won money in a noted poker tournament in 1993. Over the following years, Ulliott worked on his tournament game to the extent that, during 1996, he won £100,000 in a two-week period at The Vic. His success at that time led to him and Whitaker going to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time.^[2] An amateur poker tournament in progress. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ...

Ulliott took £10,000 with him on the trip, and was around even, until he entered the $500 pot limit Omaha event of the 1997 Four Queens Poker Classic. When the event reached the heads-up stage, numerous Vietnamese-American followers of Men Nguyen supported him by cheering "Go on the Master" at him. In response, Whitaker cheered Ulliott on by cheering "Go on the Devilfish." The nickname was thought up by Stevie Au-Young, who ran a poker game that Ulliott had frequented in Birmingham; a devilfish (or tako) is a poisonous fish that can kill when ingested, if not properly prepared. Ulliott reduced Nguyen's stack to one chip, and the tournament director insisted upon still taking a one-hour scheduled break, over Nguyen's protests. Ulliott turned to Nguyen and said, "We’re taking the break, and in all fairness to you, I think you should go upstairs and think about your tactics." Ulliott went on to win, and the headlines the next day read, Devilfish devours the Master. Since the event, Ulliott has claimed that the event was only of significance for defining his nickname.^[2][6] // 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. ... Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. ... A Vietnamese American (Vietnamese: người Mỹ gốc Việt) is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese descent. ... Men The Master Nguyen (born 1954 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Devilfish may refer to one of the following. ... In the game of poker, the tournament director is the individual charged with running the poker tournament. ...

Prior to earning the nickname, Ulliott had been referred to as Dave the Clock because he used a grandfather clock as a buy-in to a local game where he knew a furniture dealer was playing.^[7]

1997 World Series of Poker

Dave Ulliott in a World Series of Poker event

Ulliott arrived at the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with $200,000, but lost it all on cash games and tournament buy-ins. He borrowed over $70,000 more, but lost this too, burning some bridges in the process. He scraped together a buy-in for the $2,000 pot limit Texas hold 'em event, where he reached heads-up against fellow Englishman Chris Truby. In the final hand, Ulliott got all of his money in the pot with an open-ended straight draw and flush draw against Truby's pocket pair. Ulliott won with a straight on the river to claim $180,310 and his only WSOP bracelet to date. Whitaker jumped over the barricade to join in the celebrations. The press release the next day claimed he was lucky to draw out on Truby, but mathematically, Ulliott was a 54.5% favourite to win when the money went into the pot.^[2][8] After winning his bracelet, he had the nickname "Devilfish" engraved on it.^[3] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ... One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... The river is the final card dealt in a poker hand, to be followed by a final round of betting and, if necessary, a showdown. ...

Following the tournament he went through a highly successful period playing in cash games, winning between $10,000 and 20,000 each day for a two-week stretch. During one session, on the advice of his friend Mansour Matloubi, he played Lyle Berman heads-up pot limit Omaha and beat him out of $168,000.^[9][10] By the end of the trip, Ulliott had $742,000 in cash, that he carried around with Whitaker in bags from duty free. When returning to their casino in Leeds, Ulliott and Whitaker were met with large amounts of applause from their regular opponents.^[2] Mansour Matloubi is a professional poker player. ... Berman on the cover of his book, Lyle Berman (born August 6, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional poker player and business executive. ... This article is about a tax measure. ...

Late Night Poker

In 1999, Ulliott was one of 40 players to appear in the first series of the Late Night Poker television series, the first poker show to use hole cam technology. He won his qualifying heat against a field that included Charalambos "Bambos" Xanthos and future Hendon Mobster Ross Boatman to advance to the Grand Final.^[11] Ulliott dominated the final from the first hand (where his flush beat Surinder Sunar's straight). During the event, he made four of a kind against Joe Beevers, eliminated Liam Flood and slow-played three aces against Dave Welch, prompting commentator Nic Szeremeta to say, "I've never seen a hand played so well." Ulliott went on to win the heads-up confrontation against Peter Evans, and the £40,000 first prize.^[2][12] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... In poker, a hole cam (or pocket cam) is a camera that displays a players hole cards (face-down cards) to television viewers. ... Charalambos Bambos Xanthos is a Greek Cypriot hotel and restaurant owner based in London, England. ... The Hendon Mob are a tight-knit group of professional poker players from Hendon, England. ... Rocky Ross Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... Surinder Sunar (born April 1, 1959 in Dhinpur Punjab, India) is an English professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who first gained fame as a two-time finalist (seasons 1 and 5) in the Late Night Poker television series. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... Joe The Elegance Beevers (born 9 December 1967 in London) is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ... Liam Flood, nicknamed The Gentleman is an Irish professional poker player. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... Dave Welch is an English poker player, who made several appearances on the Late Night Poker television series. ... Former editor of Poker Monthly magazine. ... For other uses, see Peter Evans. ...

Ulliott's win was watched by over 1,500,000 people (a huge figure for the channel and timeslot of the broadcast) and his character at the table was part of the reason for the renewal of the series, which went on to run for five more series, with Ulliott appearing in them all. Ulliott also made the final table in the second series.^[2][13] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

World Poker Tour

Dave Ulliott in the World Poker Tour

In January 2003, Ulliott won his biggest tournament cash prize in the World Poker Tour (WPT) first season Jack Binion World Poker Open. Ulliott outlasted a field of 160 players, entering the final table with a 2:1 chip lead over his nearest rival, and taking first place and $589,175 after eliminating Phil Ivey. Ulliott eliminated four of his five opponents at the final table, in a performance that commentator Mike Sexton has referred to as "still the most dominating performance in WPT history."^[2][14] In the second season, Ulliott was also invited to the WPT Bad Boys of Poker Invitational, and finished on the television bubble of the Aruba Poker Classic.^[15][16] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (923 × 691 pixel, file size: 58 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) TV screenshot from World Poker Tour Bad Boys of Poker invitational This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (923 × 691 pixel, file size: 58 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) TV screenshot from World Poker Tour Bad Boys of Poker invitational This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 1 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... Jack Binion (b1937) is an American casino operator. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ... Mike Sexton (born September 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and commentator. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ...

Other events

Ulliott has come close to winning a second WSOP bracelet on numerous occasions, finishing second in events at the 1998 WSOP and 2000 WSOP, and second at two more events at the 2001 WSOP.^{[17][18][19][20]} In two of these events, he was eliminated whilst holding aces. ^[10] The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

Ulliott represented his country in the Poker Nations Cup, the PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup and the Intercontinental Poker Championship as well as the inaugural British Poker Open which had a strong American field in contention. The Poker Nations Cup is an international poker tournament, televised on Channel 4 from March 2006 onwards. ... The PartyPoker. ... The Intercontinental Poker Championship is a poker tournament featuring professional poker players representing various nations. ... The Poker Channel is the world’s first television channel dedicated purely to the game of poker. ...

At the PartyPoker Premier League, he embarked on a rivalry with Phil Hellmuth, including one six-man game where Ulliot called Hellmuth's all-in bluff with A♠-8♠ against Hellmuth's 7♥-5♥, making him a better than 60% favourite. Hellmuth flopped the nut straight. Later in the same game, Hellmuth's pocket nines beat Ulliot's aces. In poker, the nut hand, or simply the nuts, is the strongest possible hand in a given situation. ...

As of 2007, Ulliott's total live tournament winnings exceed $4,480,000, making him the highest-earning British poker player according to available records.^[21]

Public image and reputation

Despite the dominance of Texas hold 'em throughout televised poker, Ulliott has a reputation as a very strong pot limit Omaha player, with over 40 finishes in the money in tournaments of that type. Once, in an Omaha tournament at The Vic in 1997, he successfully read that Jon Shoreman had a straight flush and laid down a four of a kind.^[2] Ulliott was also considered the best five-card stud player in Northern England.^[22] However, Ulliott has indicated that his real preference is for four card Omaha.^[10] The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... A straight flush is a poker hand such as Q♠ J♠ 10♠ 9♠ 8♠, which contains five cards in sequence, all of the same suit. ... Four of a kind is a poker hand such as 9♣ 9♠ 9♦ 9♥ J♥, which contains four cards of one rank, and an unmatched card. ... Five-card stud is the earliest form of the card game, stud poker, originating during the American Civil War,[1] but is less commonly played today than many other more popular poker games - clear from its absence from the World Series of Poker. ... The north, the midlands and the south Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Four card poker is a relatively new casino game similar to three card poker, invented by Roger Snow and owned by ShuffleMaster [1]. The player makes an ante bet and may also make an Aces Up bet. ...

In the UK, Ulliott is such a household name that he has been name-dropped in EastEnders, and in the inaugural edition of PokerPlayer magazine, Ulliott was not only on the front cover, but also voted #9 on their (worldwide) Top 10 Poker Legends List.^[23] In the United States, he is described as "... like the Ernie Els of the PGA Tour... deservedly the most-well respected player from Europe in America".^[24] EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... Issue #5 of PokerPlayer magazine with Isabelle Mercier on the cover PokerPlayer magazine is a monthly UK publication for poker enthusiasts. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ...

Dave Ulliott wears a T-shirt advertising his website at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Ulliott is a spokesman for the online poker site UltimateBet. He was recommended for the deal by Mansour Matloubi to Russ Hamilton, and was offered 1% of the company for the deal.^[9] Recently, he also set up his own poker room, www.devilfishpoker.com. After being eliminated in third place for $120,000 in the Full Tilt Poker invitational event at the 2005 Monte Carlo Millions, Ulliott stood up, flashing a "www.devilfishpoker.com" sign that was strapped to his back inside his jacket. The event was being broadcast live on Fox Sports Net (FSN), who has a policy against advertising .com websites, and Ulliott was banned from appearing in any forthcoming FSN productions. Ulliott later responded that he only paid the entry money so he could advertise his site; it was originally agreed that he would be able to promote the site, so he decided to advertise his site through the publicity stunt regardless.^[25] Despite supporting online poker sites, Ulliott has indicated that many online players do not know what they are doing when playing, which makes them harder to play against.^[5][24] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ... Founded in 2001, UltimateBet. ... Ever since he was five years old, Russ Hamilton has been following the gambling money. ... Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson. ... The Monte Carlo Millions was the first ever poker tournament to be staged in the city-state of Monaco. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... For dot-com companies, see dot-com company. ... The media itself often stage stunts for movies and television shows. ...

Ulliott became the subject of some controversy when proclaiming that female poker players will never be as good as male players. He cited Lucy Rokach as a rare example of a strong female player, but indicated that female players would never be aggressive enough to compete with their male counterparts.^[24] Lucy Rokach is a professional poker player, regarded as one of the top female players in Europe. ... In the game of poker, opens and raises are considered aggressive plays, while calls and checks are considered passive (though a check-raise would be considered a very aggressive play). ...

Ulliott's periods of consistent gambling wins have led to him being banned by all the British bookmakers. Joe Beevers placed bets on his behalf for a period of time, during which time he managed to back all six winners at Ascot one year, including one at 14/1 and one at 20/1.^[10] Joe The Elegance Beevers (born 9 December 1967 in London) is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ...

Recently, Ulliott has attempted to change his image, as he no longer has his slicked-back hair, nor wears sunglasses at the poker table. This was a result of attending a party in Las Vegas, where he felt everyone looked the same as him.^[24]

Outside of playing poker

During his time working at G K Beaulah's, Ulliott had a common-law wife, Diana, with whom he had a son named David. He went on to marry Susan, with whom he had two children named Darren Paul and Kerry. Later he met Amanda (Mandy) Ashby, a laboratory worker for British Cocoa Mills, who became his second wife.^[2] They are currently going through a divorce. ^[24] He has seven children.^[3][24] Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which a man and a woman are legally married. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He resides in Hull, not far from where he grew up.^[9]

Ulliott will appear in the short film Poker Face, directed by John Hales in 2006.^[25] Early American actor William Garwood starred in numerous short films, many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ...

Trivia

• Ulliott has long campaigned against smoking in poker tournaments. On the other hand he has pointed out he is fond of a few drinks of beer.
• Ulliott also once lost his friend's car in a pot that he was an 11:1 favourite to win. He called his friend afterwards to find out how much it would cost to buy it from him.^[9]

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External links

• Official site
• Alternative account of how Ulliott got his nickname
• Hendon Mob forum post by Ulliott about Poker Europa review of Swimming With The Devilfish
• PokerListings.com profile