Shannon Shorr

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Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr 2019.jpg
Shorr in 2019
Born (1985-06-07) June 7, 1985 (age 40)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet 2
Final tables15
Money finishes112
Highest WSOP
Main Event finish		39th, 2018
World Poker Tour
TitleNone
Final table4
Money finishes19
European Poker Tour
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Final tableNone
Money finishes6

Shannon Shorr (born June 7, 1985) is an American professional poker player from Birmingham, Alabama. Shorr was a baseball player at Shades Valley High School.

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Shorr is notable for his success in poker tournaments, much of which occurred before his 21st birthday. Because 21 is the minimum legal age for gambling in almost all jurisdictions in the United States, 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 Aussie Millions tournament in Melbourne, Australia, where he won more than $200,000. [1] During much of this time, Shorr was a civil engineering student at the University of Alabama. [1]

Poker

In December 2013, Shorr was honored at #7 on GPI's "Poker Player of the Decade" list. [2]

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. [3]

Shorr's live tournament winnings exceed $12,000,000. [4] His 54 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,594,564 of those winnings. [5]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize US$
2023 O $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6 Max$89,126
2023 O $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout$35,539
2025 O$500 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty (Online)$56,143 [6]

"O" indicates a bracelet on during a World Series of Poker Online series

References

  1. 1 2 Ruisi, Anne (April 26, 2009). "UA student snares $408,550 in poker". AL.com . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "GPI 300 - The Official Global Poker Index – GPI Rankings". Global Poker Index .
  3. ↑ Lin, Dennis (July 11, 2012). "Alabama grad Shannon Shorr 'ready to win' at World Series of Poker main event". AL.com . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shannon Shorr's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shannon Shorr". WSOP.com . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Shannon Shorr Scores Online Win For Third WSOP Bracelet". CardPlayer. October 14, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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