Donnacha O'Dea is a former Irish Olympian swimmer turned professional poker player. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ... Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Poker Poker is a card game, the most popular of a class of games called vying games, in which players with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a central pot, which is awarded to the remaining player or players with the...

As of 2005 he has had 16 money finishes in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and one won bracelet for the 1998 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, together with a $154,800 cash prize. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He made the final table of the WSOP Main Event on two occasions: first in 1983 when he finished 6th in the event eventually won by Tom McEvoy; and later in 1991 when he finished 9th in the event eventually won by Brad Daugherty. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are at least two well-known men named Brad Daugherty: Brad Daugherty: A former NBA player, currently a television sportscaster. ...

Donnacha first appeared in the Late Night Poker television series in series 4, finishing 5th in a heat won by Robin Keston. He returned to the show in series 6, winning his heat and going on to finish 4th in the Grand Final. Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ...

In 2004 he won the Poker Million tournament, overcoming Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott in the eventual heads-up confrontation. The following year he made the final table again and finished in 5th place. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Poker Million is a major European poker tournament which started in 2000 on the Isle of Man. ... Dave Devilfish Ulliott (born January 4, 1954 in Hull, England) is a professional poker player. ...

As of 2005, his total live tournament winnings exceed $680,000.