[2] O'Dwyer became hooked on poker after wandering into Thursday night $5 home games on campus.

[3] He started playing online poker grinding freeroll tournaments and micro stakes in 2004, especially on Full Tilt.

[4] O'Dwyer won the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller for $1,872,580[5] months after winning the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker Super High Roller for $1,811,828, his biggest score to date.

[7] As of May 2023, O'Dwyer's total live tournament winnings exceeded $36,750,000, over the course of 16 years, cashing in 223 different events.

O'Dwyer was particularly affected by Black Friday and the shutdown of Full Tilt, to the point that he slept on Scott Seiver's floor during the 2011 World Series of Poker and borrowed money for food.