Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer

Nationality
Ireland
Ireland
GPI Rank 30
EPT Wins 1
Total Live Earnings $45,009,572
The Hendon Mob Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Born April 6, 1982, in Colorado, Steve O’Dwyer got into poker after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). A Bachelor of Science in Communications graduate from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, O’Dwyer worked briefly in broadcasting before making a career for himself in the poker world.

O’Dwyer, who is friends with fellow poker pros Scott Seiver and Isaac Haxton, had more than $31.5 million in lifetime earnings (as of summer 2022) dating back to 2007 according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best of $1,872,580 for winning the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller.

He also has five other seven-figure scores including $1,811,638 for winning the 2014 APPT Macau Super High Roller; $1,604,972 for taking down the 2013 European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event; $1,520,565 for placing second in the 2017 APPT Macau Super High Roller; $1,300,000 for taking second in the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS; and $1,088,783 for winning the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau Super High Roller.

O’Dwyer, who now calls Ireland home, has also appeared at three final tables on the World Poker Tour (WPT) finishing sixth in the 2009 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $202,362; fifth in the 2012 WPT World Championship for $192,176; and runner-up in the 2011 WPT Venice for $125,740.

O’Dwyer is known for winning tournaments in countries all across the country, and in June 2022 added Spain to the list when he emerged victorious in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe Main Event in Barcelona, good for a €250,000 top prize.

World Series of Poker

The year 2007 was when O'Dwyer scored his first cash at the World Series of Poker. In fact he cashed in four events taking home a total of $70,000 in winnings. O'Dwyer made his first WSOP final table in 2009 when he finished eighth in the $10,000 World Championship Heads-Up event for more than $90,000. His best WSOP result so far came in 2011 when O'Dwyer placed sixth in the €3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event at the WSOP Europe in Cannes, France for almost $50,000.

Steve O'Dwyer's Top 5 WSOP Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2018WSOPE Event #9: €100,000 King's Super High Roller13th€161,587 ($184,107)
2015WSOPE Event #2: The Oktoberfest €550 NLH5th€43,409 ($48,904)
2011WSOPE €3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout6th€36,357 ($48,568)
2012WSOPE €51,000 Majestic Super High Roller7th€130,000 ($169,604)
2009$10,000 World Championship Heads-Up7th$92,580

World Poker Tour (WPT)

It was at the WPT that O'Dwyer scored his first live tournament money finish. In January 2007 he entered the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure $7,800 Championship Event and took home $17,787 in cash for the 38th place finish. However, his best WPT achievement came only five years later when O'Dwyer won the €1,500 WPT Main Event at the National Series in Vejle, Denmark, and took home more than $200,000 in prize money.

Steve O'Dwyer's Top 5 WPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2012National Series - Denmark, Vejle €1,500 Main Event1st€159,227 ($213,796)
2012WPT Vienna €9,700 High Roller3rd€42,780 ($56,986)
2012WPT World Championship $25,000 Championship5th$192,176
2011WPT Venice €3,000 Main Event2nd€95,530 ($128,063)
2009Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic $15,000 Main Event6th$202,362

European Poker Tour

In 2011 O'Dwyer came just close to winning the European Poker Tour title when he finished second at the EPT London £5,000 Main Event. O'Dwyer lost the heads-up battle to the eventual winner, Germany's Benny Spindler and took home £465,000 for his runner-up finish. The same year he won an EPT side event in Loutraki, Greece. O'Dwyer topped the €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Rebuy tournament for €18,500.

Steve O'Dwyer's Top 5 EPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2018EPT Monte Carlo €50,000 8-Handed NLH1st€676,300 ($818,468
2016PCA $50,000 High Roller1st$945,495
2015EPT Prague €50,000 Super High Roller1st€746,543 ($809,752)
2015PCA $100,000 Super High Roller1st$1,872,580
2013EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final €10,000 Main Event1st€1,224,000 ($1,604,972)
Steve O'Dwyer

Other Achievements

In July, 2011 O'Dwyer won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Bellagio Cup VII in Las Vegas collecting $259,452. Just one month later he took down the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Pro-Am Event at the Epic Poker League Event 1 in Las Vegas for $43,810. Then in October 2012, O'Dwyer final tabled the €50,000 Majestic Roller / Re-Entry non-bracelet event at the WSOP Europe in Cannes, France. He placed seventh in that tournament for €130,000.

It's safe to sat that was the start of what would become a tremendous career. According to The Hendon Mob, O'Dwyer massed $1,423,679 in live tournament earnings in 2011, the first of many seven-figure years.

YearWorldwide Earnings
2021$312,800
2020$501,477
2019$3,259,242
2018$6,425,031
2017$41,90,143
2016$3,998,535
2015$4,879,827
2014$1,852,500
2013$2,471,422
2012$884,779
2011$1,423,679

Did You Know?

  • O'Dwyer cashed in his first live tournament at the age of 25.
  • Black Friday hit O'Dwyer so hard that he had to sleep on Scott Seiver's floor throughout the entire 2011 WSOP and had to borrow money to buy food.
  • O'Dwyer sits atop Colorado's all-time poker money list according to The Hendon Mob.
  • He's won poker tournaments around the world including in the United States, Greece, Denmark, Monaco, Macau, Bahamas, Finland, Malta, Czech Republic, Australia, Georgia, Cyprus, Panama, England, The Netherlands, Montenegro, Ireland, and Spain

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,300 EPT High Roller
9th $92,400
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
5th €119,800
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout
1st €163,720
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
19th €36,780
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
114th $12,300
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,300 EPT High Roller
36th $22,100
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
126th $3,375
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
47th €19,350
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
115th €4,410
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
3rd €314,300
2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
$10,300 Main Event
32nd $29,432
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 EPT High Roller
4th €367,500
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
5th €84,700
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€50,000 EPT Paris Super High Roller
7th €155,100
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 7-Handed
4th $518,500
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
51st $29,400
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller
11th €55,070
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
7th €15,500
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty
24th £5,450
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
3rd £117,050
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$10,400 MPP High Roller
14th $25,000
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 MPP Warm Up
62nd $7,000
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em II
1st €405,760
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
6th €117,260
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 High Roller
9th €112,600
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
14th $5,488
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
5th €30,430
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em
656th $2,346
Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty
Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty
65th $4,710
RunGood Poker Series All Stars Jamul Casino
RGPS Jamul Casino $575 Main Event
6th $21,864
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker
Event #20: $3,200 Main Event, $3m GTD
49th $11,170
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-93: $25,500 Super High Roller
5th $195,918
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-83: $10,300 Super Tuesday
24th $18,238
2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online
Main Event
85th $13,931
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week
HRW 16: $10,300 NLHE 6-Max High Roller
13th $23,250
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
2nd $92,338
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #9: $3,200 Heads-Up Championship, $500k GTD
1st $135,000
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD
118th $25,275
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD
69th $7,950
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
7th $18,323
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #60: $525 Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
157th $951
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
25th $11,149
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #4: $3,200 6-Max Championship, $3m GTD
51st $9,150
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #3: $3,200 8-Max Championship, $3m GTD
121st $7,328
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #49: $500 Turbo Deepstack No Limit Hold'em
223rd $1,517
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD
386th $1,761
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
99th $4,382
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
4th $120,295
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-74-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $5M Gtd
44th $26,786
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-79-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
1st $241,957
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-52-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $2M Gtd
1st $521,598
2020 Aussie Millions
A$10,600 Main Event
38th 31,160 AUD
2020 Aussie Millions
A$25,000 Challenge
3rd 466,440 AUD
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
99th €10,970
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
2nd €411,311
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
4th €245,460
2019 Master Classics of Poker
€4,300 Main Event
2nd €174,421
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
210th €10,030
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Single-Day High Roller
7th €176,960
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
7th €304,250
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo?Casino EPT
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
5th €108,170
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
6th $109,840
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
2nd €259,550
2018 Master Classics of Poker
€4,300 Main Event
27th €9,547
2018 Master Classics of Poker
€25,500 Super High Roller
1st €74,250
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$10,300 High Roller
12th $40,000
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$25,500 MILLIONS World
2nd $1,300,000
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €100,000 No-Limit Hold'em King's Super High Roller
13th €161,587
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$500,000 6-Max Event
2nd 5,850,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro
HKD $1,000,000 Main Event
7th 2,312,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro
HKD $250,000 6-Max Event
2nd 1,976,000 HKD
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
€25K Super High Roller
9th €60,000
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany
€25,000 Super High Roller
5th €100,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 High Roller
1st $769,500
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Macau
HK $250,000 6-Max Event
5th 1,207,000 HKD
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Main Event
69th 14,500 CU
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
40th €22,150
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino?
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
2nd €494,665
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino?
€50,000 Single-Day High Roller
6th €192,400
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn
Main Event
172nd £7,500
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
HK$400,000 Super High Roller
1st 8,974,000 HKD
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
48th $7,720
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
$10,300 High Roller
1st $240,451
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
$50,000 Super High Roller
4th $182,220
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller III
3rd €95,550
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
5th €58,200
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
6th €124,050
2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta
€10,300 Single-Day High Roller
10th €20,400
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
5th €278,900
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,750 High Roller
31st €49,800
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
€50,000 Single-Day Super High Roller
9th €98,480
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #22: The LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge
1st 951,960 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #9: $25,000 Challenge
4th 263,520 AUD
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$5,300 Main Event
89th $10,840
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
1st $945,495
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
11th €49,000
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€50,000 Super High Roller
1st €746,543
2015 partypoker World Poker Tour Prague
Main Event
14th €10,300
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
22nd €8,067
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker
Super High Roller
4th 2,666,000 HKD
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker
Main Event
15th 350,000 HKD
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
57th €10,580
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€10,200 Single-Day High Roller
1st €327,030
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
12th €63,300
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
7th €221,000
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Macau
Main Event
57th 43,600 HKD
2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam
Main Event
31st €6,500
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
€10,600 Main Event
74th €19,175
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,500 High Roller
3rd €528,700
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta
€10,300 High Roller
17th €36,700
2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
1st $1,872,580
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
€10,300 High Roller
26th €17,250
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
3rd €355,100
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
134th $3,537
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
105th $4,183
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
1st €1,224,000
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
5th £146,000
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
€50,000 Majestic High Roller
7th €130,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
64th $6,432
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen
Main Event
7th 290,000 DKK
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #4: €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
6th €36,357
2011 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
2nd £465,000
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
626th $19,359
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
126th $5,680
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
36th $5,783
2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
Main Event
8th $32,330
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
21st $5,870
2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace
Main Event
6th $35,875
2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
28th $18,080
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
7th $92,580
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
140th $3,527
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
60th $6,126
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
295th $39,445
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit Holdem
57th $7,418
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 25 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem
48th $10,755
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 12 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed
21st $11,882

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