Jason Mercier (born November 12, 1986) is an American professional

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. He has won five

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s and one

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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

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. He holds the record for most weeks spent at number 1 on the GPI, 84. As of January 2018, his live tournament winnings exceed $18,500,000. His 58 cashes at the WSOP account for over $4,500,000 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
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European Poker Tour

In 2008 Mercier made two final tables at the

(EPT). His first was at the EPT San Remo in

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where he won the event earning €869,000 ($1,372,893) with a final table that included online professional poker players, and Team

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(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).

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. 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

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, who had recently won the

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Main Event. Other notable contestants at the final table were online pros Mike "SirWatts" Watson and

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World Series of Poker

Mercier has won five gold bracelets and made 17 final tables at the WSOP; On June 18, 2016, he became the 24th player to have won at least five bracelets. In addition to his tournament victories, Mercier has made the final table twice at the

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Main Event, finishing 4th in 2009 for £267,267 and 8th in 2012 for €84,672.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

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

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, who finished runner-up in the NAPT Venetian Main Event, and

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, 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.

World Championship of Online Poker

On September 21, 2010, Mercier won his first WCOOP bracelet in Event 42, besting a field of 3,122 runners.

Spring Championship of Online Poker

On May 15, 2014, Mercier won his first SCOOP title in Event 34-M. With three more titles in 2015 and one in 2016, Jason has a total of 5 SCOOP titles.

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