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

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player known for his accomplishments on the

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, 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

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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 games on campus. He started playing online poker grinding freeroll tournaments and micro stakes in 2004, especially on Full Tilt. O'Dwyer attended his first

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in 2007, cashing four times for $70,000. In 2013, O'Dwyer won EPT Monte Carlo for $1,604,972. O'Dwyer won the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 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, O'Dwyer won the PCA $50,000 High Roller for $769,500. In May 2020, he won the SCOOP High Roller for $521,598. As of June 2025, O'Dwyer's total live tournament winnings exceeded $46,700,000, over the course of 18 years, cashing in 273 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

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'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 Isaac Haxton and Seiver.

References

External links

Card Player profileGlobal Poker Index profileHendon Mob profilePokerNews profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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