Mandalay Bay Poker Championship - Event Details

 

The second event on the World Poker Tour's Season Six has come to an end as Abbotsford, BC's Shawn Buchanon has defeated Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby in heads-up play to take down the title of Mandalay Bay Poker Champion. Buchanon takes home $768,775 for his finish, as well as a WPT chip set, very large and unwieldy trophy, and an entry into the $25,000 WPT World Championship next April. Hamby receives $459,080 for his second-place finish, and of course both players receive the adulation of hundreds of millions of PokerListings.com readers worldwide. Congratulations to both finalists!

Event Winner

Shawn Buchanan

Shawn Buchanan wins $768,775

Mandalay Bay Poker Championship

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Payout Structure

Place Payout
1 $768,775
2 $459,080
3 $229,540
4 $131,170
5 $98,375
6 $76,515
7 $54,655
8 $43,720
9 $34,980
10-12 $26,235
13-15 $21,860
16-18 $17,490
19-27 $13,115

Event Information

Event Name
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
Venue
Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Date
2007-05-29
Final Day
2007-06-02
Buy In
$10,000
Entrants
228
Prize Pool
$2,211,600
First Prize
$768,775

Event Winner

Player Prize Money
1 Shawn Buchanan $768,775
2 Jared Hamby $459,080
3 David Levi $229,540
4 Thayer Rasmussen $131,170
5 David Haddad $98,375

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