Shannon "BLUFFforRENT" Shorr

Shannon Shorr is a professional poker player who made his first live event cash in 2006. In the first 5 years, he cashed 71 times, won 6 events, made 30 final tables, cashed in 20 WSOP events, and earned close to $4 million.

Shannon was born on June 7, 1985 in Birmingham, Alabama. In high school, he was an avid baseball player, but once enrolled at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, he gave up baseball for poker. Although he took a break from college to play poker, Shannon returned to school, and in 2010, earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

At the beginning of 2006 Shannon was just shy of his 21st birthday, which meant he was too young to play poker in Las Vegas. He flew to Australia, where he was of legal age to play, and entered the Crown Australian Poker Championships. It was there that he made his first live event cash for A$271,700 when he finished 4th in the A$10,000 Main Event. The same month, he was runner-up in the $5,000 NLHE event at the Canadian Poker Championship for $75,265. He went on to make the final table at the Vienna Spring Poker Festival, and cashed at the World Heads-up Poker Championships in Barcelona.

Just 3 days after turning 21, Shannon attended the WSOP Circuit event at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, where he finished runner-up for $28,130 in the $1,000 NLHE event, and finished 3rd in another $1,000 event for $11,524. Within 6 months of turning 21, Shannon cashed 17 times, and made the money in 3 WSOP events. While in Las Vegas, he won the Bellagio Cup twice, earning $126,585 for winning the $1,000 NLHE, and taking home $960,690 for his victory in the $10,000 NLHE. The same year, he cashed twice at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, winning a $1,500 Super Satellite for $15,600, and taking 4th in the $5,000 NLHE for $71,520. Other cashes included taking 3rd in for $51,000 in the $1,500 NLHE at the Borgata Open and cashing twice at the EPT London.

Shannon cashed 14 times in 2007, which included final tabling the Ultimate Poker Challenge Championship Main Event. He cashed twice in WSOP Circuit events, and twice in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic events, taking 3rd in the $5,000 NLHE for $102,295, and earning $28,905 in the WPT $15,000 NLHE. At the WSOP, he cashed 3 times with his best effort being 5th place to earn $46,060 in the $5,000 NLHE World Championship Heads-up event.

To start 2008, Shannon cashed 4 times at the WPT Five Star World Poker Classic which included finishing 7th twice. In the $5,000 NLHE he took 3rd for $92,690, and won the $2,500 Super Satellite for $25,700. At the WSOP, he made the money 3 times which included a runner-up finish in the $2,000 NLHE event for $349,142. He went on to cash twice at the Bellagio Cup; winning the $3,000 NLHE for $247,555, and finished runner-up in the $5,000 NLHE to earn $124,170.

In 2009, Shannon cashed 4 times, starting with his 5th place finish in the $25,000 NLHE Championship Event at the WPT Five Star World Poker Classic, for which he earned $408,550. At the WSOP he cashed 3 times, with his best effort being 5th in the $1,500 HORSE to earn $50,881.

Shannon’s first 5 cashes in 2010 were all at the WSOP, which included finishing 33rd for $14,629 in the $5,000 NLHE 6-Max, and making the money in the Main Event. His other cashes that year were at the NAPT Los Angeles, the Fall Poker Open Championship, and a 6th place finish for $100,151 in the $10,000 NLHE Regional Championship event at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond.

By October 2011, Shannon had cashed 9 times for the year. After cashing at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, he took 4th in the $9,700 NLHE WPT Championship Event at the Southern Poker Championship for $144,985.

At the 2011 L.A. Poker Classic, he placed 3rd for $66,290 in the $5,100NLHE, and took 11th in the WPT Championship event to earn $63,410.  While still in Los Angeles, he won the $2,800 Heads-up NLHE at the Big Event for $28,000.  Shannon cashed at the EPT Madrid, before finishing 9th in the WPT Championship event at the Five Star World Poker Classic to take home $84,952. At the WSOP, he cashed twice which included a 633rd place finish in the Main Event for $19,359.

Shannon is well known for his laid back disposition and his passion for college sports. When away from the poker tables, he can be found on Twitter discussing sports and his current favorite books with friends and fans or writing on his website, ShannonShorr.com