Shannon Shorr is a highly regarded professional poker player who has captured many titles, including two WSOP bracelets. He is also a two-time dad. Shannon has close to $14M in career cashes.
What’s one bit of essential prep you do before a big tournament or cash game session?
I do eight minutes of breathwork and then a four-minute cold plunge in the low 40s almost daily before playing. I started this routine last year and never felt better playing poker.
What piece of strategy advice did you get when you first started playing that you wish you had ignored?
“Limp in and try to flop something.”
What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen or done at the poker table?
Anytime someone verbally attacks another player personally after a poker hand, I find it pretty dumb. It shows a lack of mental toughness, insecurity in self, and just how soft that player is.
What's your most memorable hand?
For my career-high score, I beat my friend Danny Wong heads-up with aces in the 2006 Bellagio Cup. This result really propelled my career, and I’ll never forget it.
What is your best piece of advice for players?
Playing poker for income, much less for a good living, is extremely difficult. You have to be prepared to have large financial swings and to be an emotional wreck more than you’d like. The key to long-term success is to zoom out, build your skillset while properly bankrolled, work harder than your competition, be very patient, and be humble.
If you owned a poker room, who's the first player you'd want to sign as an ambassador and why?
It has to be Negreanu. I’d want as many eyes on my product as possible.
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