For longtime poker pro Shannon Shorr, to say 2025 started well would be an understatement.
A win in the PokerGO Tour $10K Last Chance event on January 3 added some $290,000 to the year’s war chest, and he would put it to thoroughly good use.
February brought a runner-up finish in another $10K PGT event — and another $165K in prize money — while March saw Shorr notch a number of deep runs at the Wynn Millions, adding another $150K+ to his impressive resume.
And then? Three big wins in three weeks: a WSOP Circuit ring and two US Poker Open victories for almost a million dollars.
On the back of this impressive run, and ahead of the World Series of Poker, we grabbed Shorr for an in-depth chat with Craig Tapscott in an edition of The Interview.
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‘I love poker more than ever right now’
Shorr’s tournament results go back almost 20 years, and while his biggest ever cash of $960K came in 2006, recent years have seen him hit a new level of performance and consistency.
In his hour-long interview, Shorr explains a new approach to the game which has involved a holistic attitude to body and mind. Alabama’s all-time money leader explains:
- How quitting alcohol and experimenting with fasting and ice-baths have helped him prepare for poker from a more holistic point of view.
- His use of technology to aid in focus-training and breathwork.
- His attitude to Triton high rollers, and why the Asian stops may hold more interest for him than those in Europe.
- The biggest leaks he sees in recreational tournament players.
- The help he’s received from his three biggest mentors: Jonathan Little, Eric Baldwin and Andrew ‘LuckyChewy’ Lichtenberger.
Shorr also explores how working with Lichtenberger in the past five years has helped him gain a better grasp of GTO theory and solver work, to go alongside his obvious talents as an exploitative player.
With the gifts of a ‘feel’ player and the understanding that GTO study brings, it seems there is no field that Shorr can’t conquer if he chooses to do so. And it doesn’t look like he’s planning to quit anytime soon.
“I love poker more than ever right now,” Shorr tells Craig Tapscott. “The great thing about poker tournaments is you get a novel experience each time… Every day when I’m driving in to play poker, I’m thrilled by the opportunity.”
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