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

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

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

The victory continues a particularly impressive run to start the year. In just the first few months of 2025, he secured wins on the PokerGO Tour and WSOP Circuit. He also currently sits in fourth place in the Card Player Player of the Year race with 2,982 points, thanks to his three wins and six final-table finishes in POY-qualified events so far.

“[I’m] feeling great, a lot of hours spent inside these WSOP venues trying to capture one. And here we are,” said Shorr to reporters on the scene after the win.

Unlike many pros of Shorr’s caliber, he’s leaned away from traveling for poker tournaments. The father of two has leaned into family life, resulting in his latest six-figure score coming on his home turf.

“I’ve been traveling less and less. I have two young kids, so it’s been cutting down on the travel and playing,” said 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, family life is a double-edged sword. While he attempts to cut down on leaving his home city, he still has a wife and kids relying on his results 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,” said 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 told reporters that he made certain lifestyle changes over the last 15 months to improve his tournament results.

“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 said. “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 performance, Shorr got off to a rough start on the second day. But after a certain point, it was smooth sailing to the end.

“I had a lot of chips going into Day 2, but things just went terribly,” said 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 may have chosen Shorr, but he credited his focus at the table for his results.

“One of the things about live poker is you just have to figure stuff out very quickly,” said 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 event carried a $750,000 guarantee on the prize pool. The Horseshoe blew past that figure as the 774 entries over three starting flights generated one worth nearly $1.2 million, with the final 107 players all earning a share.

Day 2 saw 135 players return for the long march down to a champion, and it turned out to be so long that an additional day was added to the tournament when 11 players remained late in in the day.

By the time they reached the final table, Shorr had held the chip lead, with a slight advantage over second-ranked John Longowa.

Shorr kept things rolling by busting Tomas Szwardberg in ninth place, while Terry Fleischer fell next in eighth place. Dennis Yoder (seventh), and Michael Johnson (sixth) were the next two players to exit as Shorr stayed out of the way, and that course of action continued as Evan Sandberg saw his tournament journey end in fifth place.

The final four players then took a dinner break, and after that, it was Emily Xie’s turn to take her leave in fourth place at the hands of Shorr. That put Shorr in a dominant position, and he solidified it by taking out Longowa in third place as well.

Heads-up play began with a better than 5:2 chip advantage for Shorr over Jordyn Miller, and that made for a relatively quick final match. The final hand saw Miller get all in with J8 from the button. Shorr called holding K5. The board ran out A10454, and Miller was eliminated in second place. That was good for a runner-up cash worth $138,394, while Shorr scored another gold ring along with the top prize in the tournament.

Final Table Results

The next WSOP Circuit tournament series will be hosted at the Grand Victoria Casino in Illinois with the main event taking place from April 10-14.

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