Shawn Buchanan (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian poker player from Vancouver, British Columbia who won the World Poker Tour Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775.[1]

As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,100,000.[2] Of his 27 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the money finishes, eight came in the 2010 WSOP and nine came in either the 2011 WSOP or the 2011 WSOP Europe.[3] He was among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings.[4]

Online poker

On September 28, 2007, Buchanan, who uses the name 'buck21' on PokerStars, won event #19 of the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in Pot-limit Omaha tournament. Buchanan bested a field of 1,046 to win the $97,262.78 first prize.[5]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2019 $800 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed[6] $223,119

References

  1. ^ "Hand 79 – Shawn Buchanan Wins the Manadalay Bay Poker Championship Mandalay Bay Poker Championship Level 8: 200,000-400,000". World Poker Tour. June 2, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shawn Buchanan's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Shawn Buchanan". World Series of Poker. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Poker Players". Cardplayer.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "50th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2019, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP.com Online 6-Handed (Event #76)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 7, 2024.


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