Background
O'Dwyer was born in 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Education
He graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina and worked in broadcasting.
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. He attended his first WSOP in 2007 cashing 4 times for $70,000.
As of 2016, his total live tournament winnings exceed $14,150,000. O'Dwyer was particularly affected by Black Friday to the point that he slept on Scott Seiver's floor during the 2011 World Series of Poker and borrowed money for food.
Achievements
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He started playing poker after he saw Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 World Series of Poker. 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.
