Brandon Shack-Harris is a professional

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player who has won two

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s. He was born in

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and is based in

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. Shack-Harris developed his skills in cash games at the Horseshoe Hammond. As of 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,325,000.

World Series of Poker

Shack-Harris won his first bracelet in the 1,128-player 2014 Event #3: $1,000

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for $205,634. It was the first $1,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha event and the largest non-No Limit Hold'em field in the history of the

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. His second bracelet came in the 400-player 2016 Event #51 – $10,000 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed World Championship. He defeated Loren Klein heads-up to win the bracelet and $894,300.

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