Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott to be remembered with £1m Devilfish Cup
This was published 12-08-2016Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott died in April of last year, after a battle with cancer, leaving behind a wife, eight children and a multitude of friends.
Friends of Ulliott, Jesse and Mickey May, wrote a powerful article giving an insight into the kind of man that Ulliott was, winning them a European Poker Award. The article was amongst many other articles and comments that looked back at Ulliott’s colorful life.
Partypoker, Dusk Till Dawn and the WPT Foundation are looking towards the future by launching the inaugural Devilfish Cup – a tournament that bears the name of one of poker’s true greats.
The Devilfish Cup is scheduled to commence on Monday, 31st October 2016 and will be held at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, during the World Poker Tour UK festival. Entry to the Devilfish Cup is £5,000 plus a donation of £300, with all donations, plus three percent of the £1 million guaranteed prize pool to be collected and split between the Marie Curie charity and a trust fund for Ulliotts youngest daughter, Lucy, for when she turns 16-years-old.
A special trophy commemorating the event, the Devilfish Cup champion, will be presented by Ulliott’s wife, Anpaktita Ulliott.
Rob Yong, owner of Dusk Till Dawn, revealed that he visited Dave during his last few days and that he had asked Rob to remember him by holding a high buy-in event at the club and that this year’s WPT High Roller will, therefore be replaced with the Devilfish Cup.
President and CEO of the World Poker Tour, Adam Pliska, revealed that they are proud to announce the Devilfish Cup for the partypoker WPT UK festival at Dusk Till Dawn to honor and celebrate Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott together with his family, friends and fellow competitors.
Pliska went on to say that as a testament to the community’s dedication and contributions, WPT Foundation has helped raise over $6 million to date.
Dusk Till Dawn is also honoring their late friend by renaming its bar “The Devilfish” as Ulliott was often seen there with a drink in his hand. Anyone ordering a double vodka with Red Bull will in future have to order a “Devilfish” as a tribute to Ulliott.
Satellites for the Devilfish Cup will run online at partypoker.
