Jason Mercier
| Jason Mercier | |
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Mercier playing at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final in 2008
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| Nickname(s) | treysfull21 |
| Residence | Hollywood, Florida |
| Born | November 12, 1986 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 5 |
| Final table(s) | 17 |
| Money finish(es) | 58 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
463rd, 2010 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
Jason Mercier (born November 12, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Hollywood, Florida. He has won five World Series of Poker bracelets and one European Poker Tour title. Mercier is a member of Team PokerStars Pro and was named the Bluff Magazine Player of the Year for 2009.He was WSOP player of the year in 2016.
Mercier has been ranked number one in the world by ESPN and the Global poker index. He holds the record for most weeks spent at number 1 on the GPI, 84. As of April 2017, his live tournament winnings exceed $18,200,000. His 58 cashes at the WSOP account for over $4,500,000 of those winnings.
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 a final 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 in 6th in the 2008 EPT Barcelona event in season 5, earning €227,800 ($324,946). Sebastian Ruthenberg. won the tournament.
In October 2008, he won the EPT London £20,000 High Roller Event. Better known 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 Series of 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 Isabelle Mercier.
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