David A. Ulliott aka "Devilfish" born on April 1st 1954 in hull is not only one of the best UK poker players but he has also proved himself as an exceptional international poker player time and time again.

 “The Devilfish” was not Daves first nickname. His First poker nickname was Dave “The Clock”. He started playing poker at the age of 16 in his hometown of Hull. As a young player he was often short of money and sometimes found himself on the wrong side of the law. Dave once turned up at a local poker game with a grandfather clock to use as his buy-in, From that day he was then known as Dave “The Clock”

Origin of "The Devilfish"

Dave Ulliott's first noted poker tournament win came in 1993. During the next few years, Ulliott improved 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 a friend to take Daves first trip to Las Vegas.  Ulliott took £10,000 with him on the trip to vegas, and had remained about even until he entered the $500 pot limit Omaha event of the 1997 Four Queens Poker Classic. Ulliott managed to reach the heads-up stage along with Men Nguyen.Many of the crowd supported Men Nguyen by cheering "Go on the Master" at him. In response daves friend who went on the trip to vegas with him cheered Ulliott on by cheering "Go on the Devilfish." The support was in reference to a nickname given to Ulliott by Stevie Au-Young, who ran a poker game that Ulliott had frequented in Birmingham, where he indicated Ulliott was like a devilfish (or tako) - a poisonous fish that can kill when eaten, 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, much to 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 that day he has been known as "The Devilfish"

Ulliott has won 1 world series of poker bracelet in the 1997 WSOP $2,000 pot limit Texas hold 'em event netting him $180,310.

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. 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 3 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.

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 5 more series, with Ulliott appearing in them all. Ulliott also made the final table in the second series.