Seat 5: Shannon Shorr (905,000)
Shannon Shorr is a 25-year-old pro from Birmingham, Alabama. Shorr was a baseball player in high school, but he turned down the opportunity to play collegiately in order to stay focused on poker. In May, he graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Business Management, returning to the felt to continue his successful career.
Shorr's breakout came when he was just 20 years old, coming home from Melbourne with a 4th-place showing in the 2006 Aussie Millions. That was good for $205,000, and he followed that up with a big $650,000 score at the Bellagio Cup a few month later. To date, he has more than $3.3 million in career earnings. He's still without a gold bracelet, though, coming tantalizingly close in 2008. He finished second in a $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event that year to earn the largest payday of his 18 WSOP cashes.
Shorr begins play with 905,000 chips, well within stiking distance.