Introduction
Steve O’Dwyer is one of the biggest live tournament crushers in the history of Poker. Born on the 6th April 1982 in Colorado Springs, this online poker pro enjoys high buy-in events, and he is in the top 20 on Hendon’s all-time money list. His lifetime tournament earnings exceed $30.4 million, yet he has not won any WSOP gold bracelets to date. However, he does have an EPT title from 2013 and plays under the screen name Mr Tim Caum on PokerStars.
Key Career Dates
Before becoming a professional gambler, Steve O’ Dwyer attended East Carolina University, earning his BSc in Communications. He saw the renowned Chris Moneymaker win at the 2003 WSOP main event during his college years, leaving a lasting impression on O’Dwyer. A few months later, he bought into a private tournament for $5 and instantly fell in love with the game.
In 2004 Steve started playing online, starting with freeroll tournaments on Full Tilt and soon moved across to other sites where he took full advantage of their first deposit bonuses. After graduation, he decided to move to Las Vegas and pursue his dream of playing poker full time. In 2006 O’Dwyer started playing mid-high stake events on Full Tilt and, in 2015, won the $10000 NLHE Super High Roller at the PCA for $1.872 580, which is the single most significant live tournament cash to date. In 2018 he won the $25500 Powerfest Super High Roller event making it his most significant single online tournament cash.
Where is he now?
Steve O’Dwyer is yet to win a WSOP gold bracelet; however, he has cashed in 14 World Series Events totalling $222,570, and in WSOP Europe, he cashed in a total of $453147. This poker pro almost lost everything due to Black Friday, yet as one can see, he is resilient and managed to get things back on track and come out a winner.