| Shawn Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Cannon |
| Hometown | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 27 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 12 |
| Information accurate as of 10-20-2011. | |
Shawn Buchanan 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 2011[update], his total live tournament winnings exceed 4,450,000.[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][4] He is among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings.[5]
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 buyin Pot-limit Omaha tournament. Buchanan bested a field of 1,046 to win the $97,262.78 first prize.[6]