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The Associated Press
Last Updated:August 12. 2006 2:37PM
Published: August 12. 2006 2:37PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

Shannon Shorr now has more than enough money to cover his tuition at the University of Alabama where he's a civil engineering major.

But now that he's made more than a million dollars playing poker, Shorr's wondering if school's his best bet.

Shorr, of Irondale, said he's got some thinking to do after spending eight months as a professional poker player.

The 21-year-old won the Bellagio Cup competition in Las Vegas this week and was awarded $960,000 dollars. That brings his total 2006 winnings to more than $1.3 million and ranks him third in Cardplayer.com's Professional Poker Player of the Year Contest.

Shorr was planning to return to school after finishing 577th in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

The big winner in that competition was former talent agent Jamie Gold of Malibu, California, who took home the grand prize of $12 million dollars.

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The Associated Press Last Updated:August 12. 2006 2:37PM Published: August 12. 2006 2:37PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Shannon Shorr now has more than enough money to cover his tuition at the University of Alabama where he's a civil engineering major. But now that he's made more than a million dollars playing poker, Shorr's wondering if school's his best bet. Shorr, of Irondale, said he's got some thinking to do after spending eight months as a professional poker player. The 21-year-old won the Bellagio Cup competition in Las Vegas this week and was awarded $960,000 dollars. That brings his total 2006 winnings to more than $1.3 million and ranks him third in Cardplayer.com's Professional Poker Player of the Year Contest. Shorr was planning to return to school after finishing 577th in the World Series of Poker Main Event. The big winner in that competition was former talent agent Jamie Gold of Malibu, California, who took home the grand prize of $12 million dollars.