Dave Collins

Dave Collins is an English pub poker player based in Harleston, Norfolk. He regularly participates in The Nuts Poker League, playing at The Black Swan in Homersfield. As of July 2026, he has played 39 games, earning a total of 10,510 points with an average score of 269 per event. His best performances include scoring 1,110 points on 23 January 2026 and 990 points on 19 June 2026.

Collins is a member of The Nuts Poker League, the biggest brand in pub poker in the UK. His home town is listed as Harleston. He has not added any comments to his player profile. His venue history shows consistent attendance at The Black Swan, which awards a national seat to the venue winner. Despite occasional high-point games, his results vary, with many events yielding only 80 points.

Dave Collins, alongside his son Scott, organized a live satellite tournament for the Liverpool Winter Festival at Circus Casino in Newcastle upon Tyne in January 2015. At the time, he was 53 years old and described poker as very popular in Newcastle, with three casinos competing for business. He expressed enthusiasm for the festival's structure and the opportunity for amateur players to gain live experience.

A different Dave Collins appears in records from the Kent Poker Club and a pool league site, but these likely refer to other individuals with the same name. The primary subject of this biography is the pub poker player from Harleston and Newcastle.