Owen Crowe
Canadian poker player (born 1982)
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Owen Crowe (born 1982) is a Canadian professional poker player from Halifax, Nova Scotia. As of 2011[update] he is known for having had four final tables in the past four years at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in large-field US$1,000 or US$1,500 events, two top-100 finishes in the WSOP main events in the prior three years, and a 5th place finish at the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event.[1][2] He was also successful in the inaugural Canadian Championships of Online Poker in 2010 and has greater online earning than live cash game earnings.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
| Owen Crowe | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | ocrowe (Full Tilt, PokerStars Ultimate Bet) |
| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Final tables | 4 |
| Money finishes | 27 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 15, 2008 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Final table | 1 |
| Money finishes | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finishes | 4 |
Career
As of 19 June 2011[update], Crowe had 10 WSOP in the money finishes (2005 – 2, 2008 – 2, 2009 – 2, 2010 – 2, 2011–2) and a World Poker Tour cash finish.[3][4] He has 4 final tables at WSOP events with average field size of 2714 – all in a smaller buy-in, large field No Limit Hold’em events.[4] His final tables were 2008 – Event 36 8/2447,[5] 2009 – Event 51 5/2781,[6] 2010 – Event 45 2/3128,[7] and 2011 – Event 28 4/2500.[8] As of 19 June 2011[update], Crowe had US$1,684,993 live earnings.[1][9][10]
As of 19 June 2011[update], Crowe had US$2,701,683 online earnings.[9] He plays online under the name "ocrowe" at Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Ultimate Bet as well as "Adan12" at Full Tilt.[9] In 2010, he made 3 final tables in 11 events during the inaugural Canadian Championships of Online Poker hosted by PokerStars.[11] His largest online cash was at the US$10,000 Main Event at the 2008 WSOP when he earned US$436,201.[3][9] His largest online prize was US$218,250 in a victory over a starting field of 2425 players in a $530 buy-in back in 2006.[9][11]
World Series of Poker
Final tables
| start | end | event | finish | field | prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2008 | June 21, 2008 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event 36)[5] | 8 | 2,447 | $81,833 |
| June 27, 2009 | June 29, 2009 | $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event 51)[6] | 5 | 2,781 | $145,199 |
| June 26, 2010 | June 29, 2010 | $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event 45)[7] | 2 | 3,128 | $300,494 |
| June 16, 2011 | June 18, 2011 | $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event 28)[8] | 4 | 2,500 | $190,147 |