The Devilfish earned his nickname during the very first tournament he ever played in Vegas in January,1997 against The Master. With everyone shouting, "Go on The Master," Dave's mate yelled, "go on The Devilfish," A name attached to Dave by Stephen Au-Yeung in Birmingham, Inventor of the Casino Table Games:Casino Hold'em Poker™, the own of the websuit: devilfishpoker.com. The next day the headlines read "Devilfish devours the Master" and the rest, shall we say, is history.