His son, Eoghan O'Dea, is also a poker player who competes primarily online under the moniker 'intruder123'. In December 2008 he followed up a $300,000 online win with a 2nd-place finish in the Poker Million for $260,000. In 2011, he made a deep run at the Main Event of WSOP 2011 earning his place in The November Nine.