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Shorr 'irritated' by online loss

Wednesday 21st May 2008

Shannon Shorr has voiced his frustration at losing $11,000 in an internet poker game this week.

Shorr suggested in his blog he may have gone on a tilt during the match and claimed he had his bluffs called with good hands numerous times.

The Alabaman's annoyance came even though he implied a loss of $11,000 would normally not affect him too much.

"A five-figure win or loss these days is about what it takes for me to feel anything, but obviously as a professional poker player it's foolish to put too much stake on any one day's results," he commented.

Shorr has made millions from playing poker during his short career and $11,000 is just ten per cent of what he has earned in live tournaments this year - and probably a much smaller portion of his overall winnings.

Indeed, the Bellagio Cup II champion will likely spend many times that amount on buy-ins alone at the World Series of Poker, which gets underway at the end of this month.




Source: Gambling.co.uk News