Seat 3: Steve O’Dwyer (29, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA) - 1,250,000
Steve O'Dwyer hails from the United States, originally. He's from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, but spent his most recent years residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. O'Dwyer owns a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University, where he studied communications and broadcasting. He is 29 years old.
Recently, O'Dwyer relocated to Malta in order to be able to play online poker again. This EPT London final table won't be played online, but O'Dwyer does quite well for himself in the live poker realm as well.
His first-ever cash came back in 2007 when he finished in the money in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In December of 2009, O'Dwyer earned his largest live score to date after placing sixth in the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic for over $200,000.
Earlier this year, O'Dwyer made the final table of the North American Poker Tour's Mohegan Sun Main Event, finishing in eighth place. He then tasted victory after winning a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Bellagio Cup VII in Las Vegas for $259,452. A month later in August, he won the Epic Poker League's $1,500 Pro-Am event for $43,810. At the last EPT stop, O'Dwyer finished fifth in the €10,000 High Roller for €46,900. His total lifetime tournament earnings amount to $1,114,167.