Shannon Shorr Poker Tournament Updates

Level Five Update: Shannon Shorr Chipping Up

Jul 10, '11

Note: Day 1C has come to an end. Stay tuned for a complete recap and official chip counts of the surviving players.

Players On Day 1C: 1,160 of 2,181

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Notables Eliminated:

Andy Seth, Robert Mizrachi, Karina Jett, Greg Brooks, Dan Smith, Ali Eslami, Hoyt Corkins, Brent Hanks

Hands:

Shannon Shorr Scores Big

On a board reading Q 7 2 8 5 with a pot of more than 50,000 in it, Shannon Shorr put his opponent all in for his last 23,000.

His opponent called, showing pocket kings, but Shorr’s 6 4 was good for a straight, giving him the knockout and a new stack of 122,000 in chips.

A Double For Dennis

Dennis Phillips had his stack dwindle down to about 25 blinds when he finally got his chance for a double. Phillips was able to get all in preflop with pocket tens against his opponents pocket threes.

The board rolled out J 4 2 K A and Phillips doubled up to just under 19,000 in chips.

Michael DeMichele Gets Doubled

On a flop of J 5 3, Michael DeMichele bet and his opponent raised to 7,500. DeMichele reraised to 11,750 and his opponent wasted no time before moving all in.

DeMichele didn’t like it, but he finally called off his chips and was relieved to see that this K K was ahead of Q J. The turn and river fell 8 5 and DeMichele doubled to about 35,000 in chips.

Defending Champions Stays In The Game

The World Series of Poker main event hasn’t been too kind to defending champion Jonathan Duhamel today, but he recently scored a double up to keep him in contention.

Duhamel was all in for his last 15,000 or so holding A-K and had his opponent’s A-Q dominated. The board fell clean for Duhamel and he doubled back to his starting stack.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Jonathan Duhamel,   Michael DeMichele,   Dennis Phillips

Day 1 Ends with 130 Players -- Shannon Shorr at the Top

Jun 12, '11

Day 1 has come to a close in Event No. 19 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) and from the 354 players who entered the tournament 130 remain. The total prize pool for the event is $2,655,000. The eventual champion will take home $213,431 and the top 36 players in the tournament will walk away with prize money.

Shannon Shorr is the overnight chip leader with 47,000 and he is joined at the top by a talented list of players that include Shawn Buchanan, Greg Mueller, Isaac Haxton, David Benyamine, David Chiu, Daniel Alaei, and Marco Traniello.

Here is a look at the top of the leader board at the end of Day 1:

1: Shannon Shorr — 47,000
2: Shawn Buchanan — 45,200
3: Greg Mueller — 41,700
4: Isaac Haxton — 39,000
5: Michael Winnett — 38,000
6: Matt Schreiber — 30,500
7: David Benyamine — 28,400
8: David Chiu — 27,700
9: Daniel Alaei — 25,000
10: Marco Traniello — 22,000

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr

Level 7 Update -- Pros on the Rise

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 164 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 146,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 104,000
3. Ana Marquez — 85,000
4. David Paredes — 75,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev — 75,000
6. Joe Hachem — 70,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 70,000
8. Scott Seiver — 65,000
9. George Lind — 60,000
10. James Mackey — 55,000

Notable Eliminations:

Elliot Smith
Alex Keating

Big Hands:

Scott Seiver on the Rise

Scott Seiver raised to 1,300 preflop from late position and the big blind made the call. The flop fell J 7 3 and Seiver fired out 800. His opponent made the call and the J fell on the turn. Seiver bet 2,500 and his opponent got out of the way. Seiver held 60,000 after the hand.

Jordan Morgan Takes One Down

The board read Q J 7 5 K and there was 12,000 in the pot when Jordan Morgan bet 3,700 from the big blind. The button went into the tank but eventually mucked. Morgan grew his stack to 45,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Shannon Shorr

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Shannon Shorr and James Carroll Eliminated in 10th Place ($63,410)

Mar 01, '11

Shannon Shorr and James Carroll both got the last of their chips in preflop and Carlos Mortensen had them both covered. Their cards:

Shorr: A A
Carroll: K K
Mortensen: Q Q

Board: J 8 2 10 K

In a strange turn of events Mortensen won the hand and he knocked out two opponents in the same hand. They each take home $63,410 after Jesse Yaginuma busted on the same hand at the other table and took the field down to the final nine players. Details on that hand will follow soon.

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   James Carroll,   Shannon Shorr

James Dowdy Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,880)

Mar 01, '11

Shannon Shorr raised on the cutoff preflop and James Dowdy reraised all in for 470,000 from the button. Shorr made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Shorr: A A
Dowdy: A Q

Board: A J 5 8 J

Shorr won the pot to grow his stack to 1.38 million, while Dowdy was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $56,880 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   James Dowdy

Shannon Shorr Doubles Up Huge

Feb 28, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 47,000 and Jason Dewitt reraised to 130,000. Steve Gross then reraised to 270,000 and the action folded to Shannon Shorr.

Shorr thought for several moments before moving all in for 385,000, forcing Lehavot and Dewitt to fold. Gross definitely didn’t want to call, but he was more than priced in, turning over J2.

Shorr showed AK and it held on a board of K93Q3.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Steve Gross

Shannon Shorr and James Carroll Eliminated in 10th Place ($63,410)

Mar 01, '11

Shannon Shorr and James Carroll both got the last of their chips in preflop and Carlos Mortensen had them both covered. Their cards:

Shorr: A A
Carroll: K K
Mortensen: Q Q

Board: J 8 2 10 K

In a strange turn of events Mortensen won the hand and he knocked out two opponents in the same hand. They each take home $63,410 after Jesse Yaginuma busted on the same hand at the other table and took the field down to the final nine players. Details on that hand will follow soon.

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   James Carroll,   Shannon Shorr

James Dowdy Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,880)

Mar 01, '11

Shannon Shorr raised on the cutoff preflop and James Dowdy reraised all in for 470,000 from the button. Shorr made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Shorr: A A
Dowdy: A Q

Board: A J 5 8 J

Shorr won the pot to grow his stack to 1.38 million, while Dowdy was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $56,880 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   James Dowdy

Shannon Shorr Doubles Up Huge

Feb 28, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 47,000 and Jason Dewitt reraised to 130,000. Steve Gross then reraised to 270,000 and the action folded to Shannon Shorr.

Shorr thought for several moments before moving all in for 385,000, forcing Lehavot and Dewitt to fold. Gross definitely didn’t want to call, but he was more than priced in, turning over J2.

Shorr showed AK and it held on a board of K93Q3.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Steve Gross

Shannon Shorr Busts One

Dec 20, '10

Shannon Shorr had his opponent covered all in preflop and they flipped over their cards:

Shorr: A Q
Opponent: A K

Board: K J 3 7 10

Shorr won the hand and sent his opponent to the rail.

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Poker Tweets -- Shannon Shorr

Dec 19, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Shannon Shorr.

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Shannon Shorr Busts One

Dec 20, '10

Shannon Shorr had his opponent covered all in preflop and they flipped over their cards:

Shorr: A Q
Opponent: A K

Board: K J 3 7 10

Shorr won the hand and sent his opponent to the rail.

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Poker Tweets -- Shannon Shorr

Dec 19, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Shannon Shorr.

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Poker Tweets -- Shannon Shorr

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Shannon Shorr.

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Shannon Shorr Eliminated in Sixth Place ($100,151)

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised to 72,000 from the button and Gabe Patgorski reraised to 207,000 from the big blind. Shorr thought it over for a few second before announcing that he was all in.

Patgorski instantly called and Shorr knew he was in trouble with his JJ. Patgorski showed AA and they held on a board of 983KK. Shorr is eliminated and Patgorksi is now an overwhelming chip leader with over 3.6 million in chips.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Gabe Patgorski

Jim Anderson Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

Jim Anderson raised from the button and Shannon Shorr moved all in from the small blind. Action folded back to Anderson and he called all in for 582,000.

Shorr showed A5, but he was dominated by Anderson’s A10. The board fell A10738 and Anderson doubled up.

Player Tags: Jim Anderson,   Shannon Shorr

Shannon Shorr Doubles Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 57,000 and Shannon Shorr reraised to 139,000. Sands moved all in and Shorr instantly called, tabling 1010.

Sands showed AK and the two players were off to the races for a pot worth over 1 million. The board fell 1086K2 and Shorr doubled up.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Sands

Chop It Up

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised to 50,000 and was called by both blinds in Gabe Patgorski and Brandon Adams. The flop came down A94 and everyone checked.

The turn was the J and Patgorski bet 27,000. Adams then moved all in for 111,000 and Shorr made the call. Pagorski folded and Shorr showed A2, which was temporarily behind Adams and his A5.

The river was the 8 and the players chopped up the pot.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Gabe Patgorski

Jim Anderson Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 47,000 and Jim Anderson moved all in behind him for 343,000. Shannon Shorr then moved all in to isolate and Sands mucked his hand.

Shorr showed QQ, but was well behind to Anderson’s AA. The board fell K10578 and Anderson doubled up to about 700,000. Shorr is now down to roughly 425,000.

Player Tags: Jim Anderson,   Shannon Shorr

Mark Owens Eliminated in Ninth Place ($48,615)

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised preflop and was called by both blinds in Shannon Shorr and Mark Owens. The flop came down 654. Shorr checked and Owens moved all in. Sands folded and Shorr went into the tank. Eventually, he made the call and showed 88 for the over pair to the board.

Owens showed 85 and needed some help to stay alive. At this point, Sands announced that he folded the K, which of course was completely irrelevant to the hand. The turn was the 6 and the river was the K, ending Owens tournament run.

Player Tags: Mark Owens,   Shannon Shorr

Brandon Adams Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised from early position and Brandon Adams moved all in behind him. Shorr was priced in and made the call, showing 55.

Adams had the best hand with 1010 and it held when the board fell K9898.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   Shannon Shorr

Brandon Adams Doubles Up

Oct 27, '10

Brandon Adams got all in preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Shorr: A K
Adams: A 10

Board: 10 8 6 2 7

Adams doubled up on the hand and Shorr is knocked out of the chip lead.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   Shannon Shorr

David Baker Eliminated in 14th Place ($32,305)

Oct 27, '10

David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop after a series of raises between him and Shannon Shorr that saw Baker shove for 292,000. Their cards:

Shorr: A A
Baker: A Q

Board: J 6 5 7 K

Baker was eliminated in 14th place and he will take home $32,305 in prize money. Shorr ascended to the summit with the chip leaders that are close to a million after the hand.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Baker

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen

Shannon Shorr Eliminated in Sixth Place ($100,151)

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised to 72,000 from the button and Gabe Patgorski reraised to 207,000 from the big blind. Shorr thought it over for a few second before announcing that he was all in.

Patgorski instantly called and Shorr knew he was in trouble with his JJ. Patgorski showed AA and they held on a board of 983KK. Shorr is eliminated and Patgorksi is now an overwhelming chip leader with over 3.6 million in chips.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Gabe Patgorski

Jim Anderson Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

Jim Anderson raised from the button and Shannon Shorr moved all in from the small blind. Action folded back to Anderson and he called all in for 582,000.

Shorr showed A5, but he was dominated by Anderson’s A10. The board fell A10738 and Anderson doubled up.

Player Tags: Jim Anderson,   Shannon Shorr

Shannon Shorr Doubles Through David Sands

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 57,000 and Shannon Shorr reraised to 139,000. Sands moved all in and Shorr instantly called, tabling 1010.

Sands showed AK and the two players were off to the races for a pot worth over 1 million. The board fell 1086K2 and Shorr doubled up.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Sands

Chop It Up

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised to 50,000 and was called by both blinds in Gabe Patgorski and Brandon Adams. The flop came down A94 and everyone checked.

The turn was the J and Patgorski bet 27,000. Adams then moved all in for 111,000 and Shorr made the call. Pagorski folded and Shorr showed A2, which was temporarily behind Adams and his A5.

The river was the 8 and the players chopped up the pot.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Gabe Patgorski

Jim Anderson Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised to 47,000 and Jim Anderson moved all in behind him for 343,000. Shannon Shorr then moved all in to isolate and Sands mucked his hand.

Shorr showed QQ, but was well behind to Anderson’s AA. The board fell K10578 and Anderson doubled up to about 700,000. Shorr is now down to roughly 425,000.

Player Tags: Jim Anderson,   Shannon Shorr

Mark Owens Eliminated in Ninth Place ($48,615)

Oct 28, '10

David Sands raised preflop and was called by both blinds in Shannon Shorr and Mark Owens. The flop came down 654. Shorr checked and Owens moved all in. Sands folded and Shorr went into the tank. Eventually, he made the call and showed 88 for the over pair to the board.

Owens showed 85 and needed some help to stay alive. At this point, Sands announced that he folded the K, which of course was completely irrelevant to the hand. The turn was the 6 and the river was the K, ending Owens tournament run.

Player Tags: Mark Owens,   Shannon Shorr

Brandon Adams Doubles Through Shannon Shorr

Oct 28, '10

Shannon Shorr raised from early position and Brandon Adams moved all in behind him. Shorr was priced in and made the call, showing 55.

Adams had the best hand with 1010 and it held when the board fell K9898.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   Shannon Shorr

Brandon Adams Doubles Up

Oct 27, '10

Brandon Adams got all in preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Shorr: A K
Adams: A 10

Board: 10 8 6 2 7

Adams doubled up on the hand and Shorr is knocked out of the chip lead.

Player Tags: Brandon Adams,   Shannon Shorr

David Baker Eliminated in 14th Place ($32,305)

Oct 27, '10

David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop after a series of raises between him and Shannon Shorr that saw Baker shove for 292,000. Their cards:

Shorr: A A
Baker: A Q

Board: J 6 5 7 K

Baker was eliminated in 14th place and he will take home $32,305 in prize money. Shorr ascended to the summit with the chip leaders that are close to a million after the hand.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   David Baker

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen