Shawn Buchanan (born July 6, 1982) is a

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who won the

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Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775. , his total live tournament winnings exceed 4,450,000. Of his 27

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finishes, eight came in the 2010 WSOP and nine came in either the 2011 WSOP or the 2011 WSOP Europe. He was among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings.

Online poker

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

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, won event #19 of the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in

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tournament. Buchanan bested a field of 1,046 to win the $97,262.78 first prize.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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