 Name: Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott Date of Birth: 04/01/1954 Place of Birth: Hull, UK Profile
A former jeweler and pawnbroker from Hull, England, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot is one of the most feared and respected players on the World Poker Tour. Ulliot is one of the few non-Americans to win a World Championship event, and he became recognizable to World Poker Tour audiences when he captured first place in season one’s World Poker Open at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. He finished 7th, just one spot away from the final table at this year’s World Poker Tour Ultimate Poker Challenge. Ulliot got his nickname while playing in his very first Las Vegas tournament, when he beat the legendary Men “The Master” Nguyen. Nguyen likened the threat posed by Ulliot that of a poisonous fish that can be deadly to eat if not perfectly prepared.Ulliot, 50, started playing poker at 16 but focused only on local cash games until 1996, when he turned his sights to tournaments.“I suppose I play the game pretty aggressively,” says Ulliot. “I am a nasty bastard…If I’m in form I try to run off with the table, gallop them into the dust.”With as much flash as cash (he sports large gold rings that say “devil” and “fish”), Ulliot has been called at turns “calculating,” “charismatic,” and “arrogant” by fellow poker pros.When not playing poker, he enjoys doing Elvis impersonations. | 
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