Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier (born November 12, 1986)[1] is an American professional poker player from Hollywood, Florida. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and one European Poker Tour title.[2][3][4]Mercier is a member of Team PokerStars Pro and was named the Bluff Magazine Player of the Year for 2009.[5]

As of June 2011, Mercier is ranked first in the world by ESPN.[6]
Contents

1European Poker Tour
2 World Series of Poker
3 World Series of Poker Bracelets
4 North American Poker Tour
5 World Championship of Online Poker
6 Notes
7 External linksEuropean Poker Tour

In 2008 Mercier made two final tables at the European Poker Tour (EPT). His first was at the EPT San Remo in season 4 where he won the event earning €869,000 ($1,372,893) with afinal table that included online professional poker players, and Team PokerStars Pro's Dario Minieri (3rd) and William Thorson (6th). The following season he made his second EPT final table coming in6th in the 2008 EPT Barcelona event in season 5, earning €227,800 ($324,946). Sebastian Ruthenberg.[2] won the tournament.

In October 2008, he won the EPT London £20,000 High Roller Event. Betterknown as the "2008 £1 Million Showdown", this non-title event earned Mercier an additional £516,000 ($944,847). The final table included runner-up John Juanda who had recently won the 2008 World Seriesof Poker Europe Main Event. Other notable contestants at the final table were online pros Mike "SirWatts" Watson and Isaac Haxton as well as professionals Scotty Nguyen, David Benyamine and IsabelleMercier.[2][4]
World Series of Poker

Mercier has cashed eighteen times at the WSOP. He made 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.[2]

At the 2009 WSOP, he won the 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Event for $237,415. In 2009, he finished 4th at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

At the 2011 WSOP,...