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 Collection of Poker Circuit ring on the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Shorr took down the $1,700 no-limit hold’em main event, topping a discipline of 774 entries to earn $207,615. Along with his win on Tuesday afternoon, the Alabama native bumped his all-time match 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 yr. In simply the primary few months of 2025, he secured wins on the PokerGO Tour and WSOP Circuit. He additionally at present sits in fourth place within the Card Player Player of the Year race with 2,982 factors, due to his three wins and 6 final-table finishes in POY-qualified occasions thus far.

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

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

“I’ve been touring much less and fewer. I’ve two younger children, so it’s been chopping down on the journey and enjoying,” stated Shorr. “Fortunately, numerous stuff has been coming via right here in Vegas regionally, so I’ve been enjoying numerous these. However yeah, tremendous candy to win in Las Vegas. Positively one of many highlights of my profession. I actually loved myself. This one means so much. It’s been a very long time coming, and I’m glad I lastly received it completed.”

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

“I’m tremendous motivated to play now, having to offer for 2 children … that is what I do to place meals on the desk,” stated Shorr. “Ever since I had children, I’ve been actually zoned in — breath work, neuroplasticity coaching, ice baths. Actually giving poker my all, and it’s very nice to see it come to fruition.”

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

“I did 2024 [with] no alcohol, myself. After waking up hungover on January 2nd, I made a decision to go the entire yr with out ingesting, and I made it,” he stated. “My mother and father had been simply on the town, I had a few drinks right here and there, and on particular events, I could have one, however usually, I’m over alcohol. I don’t suppose it serves me too effectively.”

So far as his on-the-felt efficiency, Shorr received off to a tough begin on the second day. However after a sure level, it was clean crusing to the top.

“I had numerous chips going into Day 2, however issues simply went terribly,” stated Shorr. “I used to be getting roughed up, after which I received an enormous bluff via versus a Spanish common on the bubble – that was huge for momentum. After that, I simply received fully run over by the deck, had 5 occasions the common stack at one level, and all the pieces simply type of fell into place.”

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

“One of many issues about dwell poker is you simply must determine stuff out in a short time,” stated Shorr. “Chances are you’ll solely see one showdown right here or there, and that offers you a glimpse into how a sure participant is pondering. That’s why I at all times stress to gamers … you actually need to concentrate, notably should you don’t know individuals on the desk. Simply attempting to make use of the knowledge I had, which was very restricted, to attempt 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 value practically $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 match when 11 gamers remained late in within the day.

By the point 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) had been the following two gamers to exit as Shorr stayed out of the best way, and that plan of action continued as Evan Sandberg noticed his match journey finish in fifth place.

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

Heads-up play started with a greater than 5:2 chip benefit for Shorr over Jordyn Miller, and that made for a comparatively fast remaining match. The ultimate hand noticed Miller get all in with J8 from the button. Shorr referred to as holding Okay5. The board ran out A10454, and Miller was eradicated in second place. That was good for a runner-up money value $138,394, whereas Shorr scored one other gold ring together with the highest prize within the match.

Last Desk Outcomes

The subsequent WSOP Circuit tournament series will probably be hosted on the Grand Victoria On line casino in Illinois with the principle occasion happening from April 10-14.

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