Shannon Shorr Continues Heater With World Series Of Poker Circuit Win at Horseshoe Las Vegas

Shannon Shorr continued his sizzling streak by successful his second World Series of Poker Circuit ring at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Shorr took down the $1,700 no-limit maintain’em major occasion, topping a subject of 774 entries to earn $207,615. With his win on Tuesday afternoon, the Alabama native bumped his all-time event earnings to north of $15.7 million and added a second WSOP Circuit ring to go along with his two WSOP bracelets.

The victory continues a very spectacular run to start out the 12 months. In simply the primary few months of 2025, he secured wins on the PokerGO Tour and WSOP Circuit. He additionally at the moment sits in fourth place within the Card Player Player of the Year race with 2,982 factors, because of his three wins and 6 final-table finishes in POY-qualified occasions thus far.

“[I’m] feeling nice, a variety of hours spent inside these WSOP venues attempting to seize one. And right here we’re,” mentioned Shorr to reporters on the scene after the win.

Unlike many execs of Shorr’s caliber, he’s leaned away from touring for poker tournaments. The father of two has leaned into household life, leading to his newest six-figure rating approaching his house turf.

“I’ve been traveling less and less. I have two young kids, so it’s been cutting down on the travel and playing,” mentioned Shorr. “Thankfully, a lot of stuff has been coming through here in Vegas locally, so I’ve been playing a lot of those. But yeah, super sweet to win in Las Vegas. Definitely one of the highlights of my career. I really enjoyed myself. This one means a lot. It’s been a long time coming, and I’m glad I finally got it done.”

However, household life is a double-edged sword. While he makes an attempt to chop down on leaving his house metropolis, he nonetheless has a spouse and children counting on his outcomes on the felt.

“I’m super motivated to play now, having to provide for two kids … this is what I do to put food on the table,” mentioned Shorr. “Ever since I had kids, I’ve been really zoned in — breath work, neuroplasticity training, ice baths. Really giving poker my all, and it’s really nice to see it come to fruition.”

Shorr advised reporters that he made sure way of life adjustments over the past 15 months to enhance his event outcomes.

“I did 2024 [with] no alcohol, myself. After waking up hungover on January 2nd, I decided to go the whole year without drinking, and I made it,” he mentioned. “My parents were just in town, I had a couple of drinks here and there, and on special occasions, I may have one, but generally, I’m over alcohol. I don’t think it serves me too well.”

As far as his on-the-felt efficiency, Shorr acquired off to a tough begin on the second day. But after a sure level, it was easy crusing to the top.

“I had a lot of chips going into Day 2, but things just went terribly,” mentioned Shorr. “I was getting roughed up, and then I got a big bluff through versus a Spanish regular on the bubble – that was big for momentum. After that, I just got completely run over by the deck, had five times the average stack at one point, and everything just kind of fell into place.”

The poker Gods might have chosen Shorr, however he credited his focus at the desk for his outcomes.

“One of the things about live poker is you just have to figure stuff out very quickly,” mentioned Shorr. “You may only see one showdown here or there, and that will give you a glimpse into how a certain player is thinking. That’s why I always stress to players … you really need to pay attention, particularly if you don’t know people at the table. Just trying to use the information I had, which was very limited, to try to exploit them.”

The occasion carried a $750,000 assure on the prize pool. The Horseshoe blew previous that determine because the 774 entries over three beginning flights generated one price almost $1.2 million, with the ultimate 107 gamers all incomes a share.

Day 2 noticed 135 gamers return for the lengthy march all the way down to a champion, and it turned out to be so lengthy that a further day was added to the event when 11 gamers remained late in within the day.

By the time they reached the ultimate desk, Shorr had held the chip lead, with a slight benefit over second-ranked John Longowa.

Shorr saved issues rolling by busting Tomas Szwardberg in ninth place, whereas Terry Fleischer fell subsequent in eighth place. Dennis Yoder (seventh), and Michael Johnson (sixth) have been the subsequent two gamers to exit as Shorr stayed out of the way in which, and that plan of action continued as Evan Sandberg noticed his event journey finish in fifth place.

The last 4 gamers then took a dinner break, and after that, it was Emily Xie’s flip to take her go away in fourth place at the arms of Shorr. That put Shorr in a dominant place, and he solidified it by taking out Longowa in third place as properly.

Heads-up play started with a greater than 5:2 chip benefit for Shorr over Jordyn Miller, and that made for a comparatively fast last match. The last hand noticed Miller get all in with J8 from the button. Shorr referred to as holding Ok5. The board ran out A10454, and Miller was eradicated in second place. That was good for a runner-up money price $138,394, whereas Shorr scored one other gold ring together with the highest prize within the event.

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The subsequent WSOP Circuit event sequence will likely be hosted at the Grand Victoria Casino in Illinois with the principle occasion going down from April 10-14.

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