Shannon Shorr (born June 7, 1985, in

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) is a professional

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player from

. Shorr was a

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player at

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. Shorr is notable for his success in

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s, much of which occurred before his 21st birthday. Because 21 is the minimum legal age for

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in almost all jurisdictions in the

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, Shorr was forced to go abroad to compete, where he cashed in several tournaments. He scored his first major payday with a fourth-place finish at the 2006

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tournament in

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, where he won more than $200,000. During much of this time, Shorr was a

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student at the

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Poker

In December 2013, Shorr was honored at #7 on GPI's "Poker Player of the Decade" list. Shorr has amassed multiple tournament cashes worldwide each year, including 70 World Series of Poker cashes, of which ten were final tables. He has made four World Poker Tour final tables. Shorr withdrew from The University of Alabama to play poker professionally in 2006 but returned for the fall semester of 2008. He graduated in 2010. In October 2019, Shannon Shorr won Borgata Poker Purple Chip Bounty Tournament. Shannon defeated Jeff Trudeau Heads-Up To Earn US$32,907 . Shorr's live tournament winnings exceed $7,900,000. His 54 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,594,564 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com During the 2015 WSOP Shorr cashed in a personal-best 10 events.

References

External links

Shannon Shorr official web site and blogWorld Series of Poker: Shannon Shorr profileCardPlayer.com Database: Shannon ShorrBluff Magazine: Shannon ShorrPokerListings.com ProfileInterview with PokerListings.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shorr, Shannon 1985 births Living people American poker players Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama