Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier is a very young American professional poker player. His greatest honour is that he won the largest live poker tournament ever held in Ital. This was an European Poker Tournament event in San Remo. Mercier has earned four times at the WSOP in one year.

Jason Mercier based from Fort Lauderdale, Florida had learned poker while he was in high school. After graduation he went to college to become a math teacher, but his success in poker changed his career path. His first major tournament cash came at the European Poker Tour San Remo main event. He didn't just cash, he won. Mercier took home $1.3 million.

At the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open main event, he finished sixth for another $321,000. Mercier continued his tear through Europe in 2008 and made a final table at the WSOP Europe pot-limit Omaha event, and then won the EPT London High-Roller Showdown for $905,000.