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British poker player Jamie Dwan has enjoyed a remarkable run over the past seven weeks, transforming from a newcomer to $50,000 buy-in events into a regular presence in poker’s highest-stakes games. Speaking to PokerNews at EPT Barcelona, Dwan admitted the whirlwind stretch still doesn’t feel entirely real.

The breakthrough came at the World Series of Poker, where Dwan won his first-ever $50,000 High Roller for $2,276,691, capturing his maiden WSOP bracelet at a final table that included Daniel Negreanu, Bryn Kenney, and Kristen Foxen, with Erik Seidel finishing 11th.

Since then, Dwan has continued to add to his resume. He reached the final table at the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Las Vegas, won a Super High Roller at Goliath in Coventry, and has posted six cashes and five final tables at EPT Barcelona, including a €25,000 High Roller title worth €134,096 and a third-place finish in the €100,000 Super High Roller for $551,273.

More than $3.5 million of Dwan’s career earnings have come in 2026 alone, with nine of his ten largest career cashes recorded this year. He noted that despite the escalating stakes, he has felt surprisingly comfortable, describing the atmosphere at $50K and $100K tables as more relaxed than lower buy-in events he previously played.

Before turning to poker roughly four-and-a-half years ago, Dwan pursued a career in politics, working for a Member of Parliament and the European Parliament before losing his job following Brexit. He later discovered a family connection to poker star Tom Dwan, whom he met in Las Vegas two years ago.

With his career earnings now trailing Tom Dwan by around $1.5 million on the all-time money list, Jamie Dwan says his next goal is clear: becoming the “Top Dwan” in the sport.