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Shawn Buchanan

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Shawn Buchanan
Nickname(s)The Cannon
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Born (1982-07-06) July 6, 1982 (age 42)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)10
Money finish(es)57
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
404th, 2012
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)12
Information last updated on 7 October 2019.

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

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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

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

References

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  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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