Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier

Mercier playing at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final in 2008
Nickname(s) treysfull21
Residence Hollywood, Florida
Born November 12, 1986
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Final table(s) 9
Money finish(es) 31
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 463rd, 2010
World Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) None
Money finish(es) 8
European Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 3
Money finish(es) 5

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]

Mercier has been ranked number one in the world by ESPN[6] and the Global poker index. Holds the record for most weeks spent at number 1 on the GPI index, 84. [7]

European 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 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.[2] 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.[2][4]

World Series of Poker

Mercier has won two gold bracelets, made nine final tables, and cashed thirty-one times at the WSOP.

At the 2009 WSOP, he won the 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Event for $237,415.

At the 2011 WSOP, Mercier won his second World Series of Poker bracelet in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed event, earning $619,575.

Mercier has made the final table twice at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. In 2009, he finished 4th for £267,267 and in 2012, he finished 8th for €84,672.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2009 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $237,415
2011 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (Six Handed) $619,575

North American Poker Tour

Mercier won the 2010 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. In 2011, he repeated as the NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout champion, not only winning the event, but also collecting the most bounties for a total of $246,600.

Through the first half of 2012, Mercier's total live tournament winnings exceed $7,800,000.[8] His 28 cashes at the WSOP account for over $1,850,000 of those winnings.[9]

World Championship of Online Poker

On September 21, 2010, Mercier won his first WCOOP bracelet in Event 42, besting a field of 3122 runners.[10]

 World Championship of Online Poker Titles
Year Event Tournament Prize (US$)
2010 Event 42 $1,050 No Limit Hold’em $435,862.07
2012 Event 64 $10,300 8-Game (High-Roller) $253,425.00

Notes

  1. ↑ "Jason Mercier bio". EpicPoker.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Butt, Robert. "Jason Mercier - Results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Jason Mercier - profile". pokerpages.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hartness, John (2008-10-06). "PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. ↑ http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/jason-mercier-treysfull21-wins-bluff-player-year-award-540212/
  6. ↑ The Nuts: Jason Mercier earns No. 1
  7. ↑ Global Poker Index rankings for Jason Mercier
  8. ↑ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=101746
  9. ↑ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
  10. ↑ Rodriguez, Julio (2010-09-21). "Jason Mercier Wins Event No. 42 at PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.

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