Donnacha "The Don" O'Dea was born on 30 August 1948 and is an Irish professional poker player.
12 Facts About Donnacha O'Dea
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Donnacha O'Dea was the first Irish swimmer to swim 100m in less than one minute.
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Donnacha O'Dea's parents were actors Denis O'Dea and Siobhan McKenna.
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Donnacha O'Dea attended Synge Street CBS and went on to study at Trinity College, Dublin.
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Donnacha O'Dea came close to winning a WSOP bracelet in 1983 in the $1,000 Limit Hold'em event, finishing runner-up to Tom McEvoy.
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Donnacha O'Dea made the final table of the WSOP Main Event in 1983 when he finished 6th, which was eventually won by McEvoy, and again when he finished 9th in 1991 in the event won by Brad Daugherty.
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Donnacha O'Dea cashed in the Main Event in 1990,1994,1996, and 2007.
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In 1998, Donnacha O'Dea won a WSOP bracelet in Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys event, defeating two-time WSOP Main Event champion, Johnny Chan in heads-up play.
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Donnacha O'Dea first appeared in the Late Night Poker television programme in series 4, finishing 5th in a heat won by Robin Keston.
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Donnacha O'Dea returned to the show in series 6, winning his heat and going on to finish 4th in the Grand Final.
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Donnacha O'Dea was the first member of the European Poker Players Hall of Fame.
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Donnacha O'Dea's son, Eoghan O'Dea, is a poker player who competes primarily online under the moniker 'intruder123'.