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Poker: A dad's perspective

By Bluff magazine
Scott Shorr

Thursday, January 25, 2007

The editors of Bluff magazine have asked me to share my thoughts, as a father, on my son's decision to put his college education on hold in order to pursue a professional poker career. After many hours of thoughtful contemplation, here are my feelings and my perspective on my son's current career path. I guess it would be helpful to provide a short background on my son, Shannon Shorr. Growing up, Shannon was a very determined, competitive, hardworking young boy. He would set his mind to somethi ...

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