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Jason Mercier
Mercier playing at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final in 2008
Nickname(s)treysfull21
ResidenceFort Lauderdale, Florida
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Money finish(es)14
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		463rd, 2010
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)2
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)4
Information last updated on 16 September 2010.

Jason Mercier is an American professional poker player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida who was the winner at the European Poker Tour (EPT) €4,700 EPT San Remo Main Event and the EPT £1 Million Showdown. Mercier is a member of Team PokerStars Pro.

Poker

As of March 2010, Mercier is ranked second in the world for all players by ESPN.

European Poker Tour

In 2008 Mercier made two final tables at the European Poker Tour, his first was at the EPT San Remo in season 4 where he won the event earning €869,000 ($1,372,893) with a final table that included online professional poker players, and Team PokerStars Pro's Dario Minieri (3rd) and William Thorson (6th), then in the following season he made his second EPT final table coming in 6th in the 2008 EPT Barcelona event in season 5, earning €227,800 ($324,946) that was won by Sebastian Ruthenberg.

In October 2008, He won the EPT London £20,000 High Roller Event better known as the "2008 £1 Million Showdown", a non-title event that earned Mercier an additional £516,000 ($944,847) in a final table that included the runner-up John Juanda who at the time (less than a week earlier) had just recently won the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event also at the final table were online pros Mike "SirWatts" Watson and Issac Haxton as well notable professionals Scotty Nguyen, David Benyamine and Isabelle Mercier.

World Series of Poker

Mercier has cashed five times at the WSOP, most notably making the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning £26,812 ($48,763) for 8th place. At the 2009 WSOP, he won the 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Event for $237,415. In 2009 He finished 4th in the World Series of Poker Europe Main event.

North American Poker Tour

Mercier won the NAPT Mohegan Sun $25,000 Bounty Shootout tournament earning a total of $475,000. He beat a final table which included Sam Stein, who finished runner-up in the NAPT Venetian Main Event, and Faraz Jaka, who finished 5th at the NAPT Venetian Bounty Shootout event,

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,900,000. His 14 cashes at the WSOP account for $920,963 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2009 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $237,415

Notes

  1. ^ Butt, Robert. "Jason Mercier - Results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. "Jason Mercier - profile". pokerpages.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  3. ^ Hartness, John (2008-10-06). "PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  4. Feldman, Andrew (2010-03-09). "Mercier takes over No. 2". espn.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=101746
  6. World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

External links

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