Shawn Buchanan is a Canadian poker

Poker

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 player from Vancouver, British Columbia who won the World Poker Tour

World Poker Tour

The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...

 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775.

, his total live tournament winnings exceed 4,450,000. Of his 27 World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...

 (WSOP) in the money finishes, eight came in the 2010 WSOP

2010 World Series of Poker

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 and nine came in either the 2011 WSOP

2011 World Series of Poker

The 2011 World Series of Poker was the 42nd annual World Series of Poker . The WSOP is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world with the winner of the Main Event considered to be the World Champion. It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada between May...

 or the 2011 WSOP Europe

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

The fifth World Series of Poker Europe takes place from October 7, 2011 to October 20, 2011. There are seven bracelet events, culminating in the €10,400 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events will be held at the Majestic Barrière Cannes and the Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes,...

. He is among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings.

Online

On September 28, 2007, Buchanan, who uses the name 'buck21' on PokerStars

PokerStars

PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...

, won event #19 of the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buyin Pot-limit Omaha tournament. Buchanan bested a field of 1,046 to win the $97,262.78 first prize.

External links

• Buchanan at Hendonmob.com
• Buchanan at Bluff Magazine
  Bluff Magazine
  Bluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
  
  
• Buchanan at Card Player
  Card Player
  Card Player magazine is an industry publication and web portal specializing in poker media, poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. The magazine was founded in 1988 by June Field. In 1998 it was bought by Barry Shulman, who is the current publisher and CEO...
  
  
• Buchanan at WSOP.com