Personal Details:
Name: Ciaran O'Leary
Nickname: “Big C”
Location: Seattle, U.S.A.
Cashes: 3
WSOP Bracelets: 1
First Place Finishes: 1
Career prize Money:$732,340
Poker Achievements:
1st place at 38th in 2007 WSOP Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em
10th place at 2006 Irish Christmas Poker Festival No Limit Hold'em
12 in 2006 World Poker Challenge - WPT Season 4, Event #33 – NLH
About Him
The 33-year-old O'Leary, is originally from Ireland, but made his home in Seattle. He learned poker from his father and friends at the age of 9. As a teenager, he first got into the poker tournament scene in Ireland before making his way to the U.S. He used to visit North America, and kept on playing cash games frequently. Finally, he moved to North America, Las Vegas which eventually became his playground. He started playing poker regularly in the city and was able to compete in some tournaments there as well as in California, before finally making some impressive finishes at few tournaments.
Poker Profile
Ciaran O’Leary’s performance was ordinary up to the 2007 World Series of Poker. In fact, for 6 of the 10 years prior to the 2007 World Series of Poker, Ciaran O'Leary failed to make any cash. It’s only in the 2007 WOSP, which is the prestigious and coveted tournament, he finally made his mark. His persistence has finally paid off.
He has outplayed the 3rd largest field in the history of World Series of Poker, trailing just the 2005 and 2006 championships, to win his first gold bracelet and $727,000.As many as 3000 players took part in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, but it was Ciaran O’Leary, (nicknamed as “Big C”) eventually pulled out a win. After the emphatic triumph, O’Leary’ thanked plenty of lucky breaks for his victory. He said “I'm very humbled as well,” he told PokerListings.com. “I know the game still has a lot to teach me, so I look forward to it.”
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