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Dave Ulliott, 55, who is better known by his nickname, 'Devilfish’, is Britain’s most successful poker player. Since growing up on a council estate in Hull, and after two spells in prison, he has won ...

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British poker legend Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott has died aged 61 after a battle with bowel cancer. Ulliott, who was born in Hull, emerged from two spells in prison in his 20s to reinvent himself as one ...

One of Britain’s most successful poker players, who was influential in helping the game to cross into mainstream culture, has died after a battle with bowel and colon cancer. Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, ...

It’s 1997 and Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott has just won a World Series of Poker bracelet in Las Vegas on only his second trip. In the extract below he describes how he took on wealthy businessman and WSOP ...

According to TheBookSeller.com, the auction for Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott’s autobiography was won by Penguin, and it is due to be published next summer as a lead paperback. With such a colourful life, ...

Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott was as comfortable with Hollywood royalty as he was with his high-rise council flat roots. The former world poker champion, who went from a high-rise council tower block to ...