Poker pro Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot starring in new show
9th September, 2008
A new poker show called “How to Become a Poker Millionaire” debuted last week on ITV Wales and stars poker professional Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, who has made a name for himself in big-time poker games and his the name behind a successful online poker site.
Devilfish is training a group of young poker hopefuls, giving them tips in addition to money from his own bankroll to get them started playing online poker. At the end of the series, the last player standing will be awarded a buy in to the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, which is currently a $10,000 buy in tournament.
“Poker players won’t have seen anything like this before,” Ulliott said. “It was a real boot camp for the participants and I took no prisoners. There’s laughter and tears, good poker and bad poker, and viewers will get to learn many of the tricks of the high-stakes poker trade which took me years and a lot of money to learn.”
The winner of the show will also get the bankroll of all the other players on the show, including the money they accumulated during the show. The show has four players who are not very good at poker to start out and the idea is to create a real contender in the World Series of Poker. Each episode one player will be eliminated until only one remains.
In case you were wondering if Devilfish has the credentials to star in a show like this, he has made over $5 million in poker tournaments. In addition, he has won a World Poker Tour event and has a World Series of Poker bracelet.
By Michael
