Stephen O'Dwyer (born April 6, 1982) is an Irish-American professional

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player known for his accomplishments on the European Poker Tour, World Poker Tour, and high roller poker tournaments.

Early life

O'Dwyer was born in 1982 in

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. He started playing poker after he saw Chris Moneymaker win the

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. He graduated from

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and worked in broadcasting.

Poker career

O'Dwyer became hooked on poker after wandering into Thursday night $5 home game on campus. He started playing online poker grinding freeroll tournaments and micro stakes in 2004, especially on Full Tilt. He attended his first

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in 2007 cashing 4 times for $70,000. In 2013, O'Dwyer won EPT Monte Carlo for $1,604,972. O'Dwyer won the 2015

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Super High Roller for $1,872,580 months after winning the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker Super High Roller for $1,811,828, his biggest score to date. In January 2018 he won the PCA $50,000 High Roller for $769,500. In May 2020, he won the SCOOP High Roller for $521,598. As of January 2020 his total live tournament winnings exceed $30,300,000, over the course of 13 years, cashing in 167 different events. O’Dwyer plays online under the screen name “''Mr. Tim Caum''” on PokerStars and “''eet_smakelijk''” on partypoker.

Personal life

O'Dwyer was particularly affected by Black Friday and the shutdown of Full Tilt, to the point that he slept on Scott Seiver's floor during the

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and borrowed money for food. Steve O'Dwyer resides in Ireland. He is friends with pro poker players

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and Scott Seiver.

References

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