Shannon Shorr has been a profitable poker player since the early days of the poker boom. Over the last 15 years, he racked up just shy of $9 million in live tournament earnings and much more from his pre-Black Friday online grind playing under the screen name “BLUFFforRENT.”
In slang terms, he’s an OG poker pro. Somebody who has been around for a long period of time while achieving success at a high level.
But despite his long list of accomplishments in the game, the Alabama native seems to have recently taken his game to another level. On the now-reopened tournament circuit, Shorr has thrived.
Through the first nine months of 2021, the first full year with live tournament poker since the pandemic, Shorr has cashed for $940,505, with three victories and nine final tables.
“Obviously, one of the nice things about winning is it sort of loosens you up down the stretch in these things,” said Shorr about his wildly successful year thus far. “There’s not as much pressure when you’ve been there recently. You can really get into a nice flow state and just try to make the best decision and not worry about the money so much.”
The rhythm he found himself in couldn’t have come at a better time – just before the start of the World Series of Poker. While in theory, past results aren’t necessarily indicative of future success, Shorr is riding high on confidence.
“I definitely think there is something to [momentum],” said Shorr. “You see it so often in the tournament world, a guy just go off for a huge streak. And then often people will just have really bad streaks because, I mean, it’s real. I’ve done a lot of losing in the tournament world as well. I know how it affects you even though you try not to get affected by the swings. Deep down, I feel that you are often affected subconsciously and might not pull the trigger in a big spot when you’re running bad.”
Shorr has had no problem pulling the trigger lately, and is playing at a level he hasn’t been at […]
Click here to view original web page at www.cardplayer.com
