Poker ace to leave Pokerstars

January 9, 2018

Top international poker professional Jason Mercier has announced that he is to sever his commercial connection with PokerStars in order to spend more time at home with his wife and a child born last October. “My life was changed forever that day, and for the better,” Mercier said in his announcement. “Becoming a parent brings […]

Mercier wins $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em

April 7, 2017

Florida poker professional Jason Mercier has taken down the $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, besting a field of 116 that generated a prize pool of $2,900,000. Described as the toughest field of the series, Mercier defeated Justin Bonomo heads-up, winning $794,600 and adding another Hard Rock trophy […]

Mercier does it again at WSOP

June 19, 2016

US poker pro Jason Mercier moved up the rankings…and closer to scoring big time on some heavy prop bets…over the weekend when he claimed his second bracelet this World Series of Poker season – and his career fifth in the coveted jewellery – by taking down the $10,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. Championship event after cutting through […]

Mercier denied fourth winner’s bracelet at WSOP

June 16, 2016

Online and live tourney poker pro Jason Mercier has been thwarted in an attempt to win his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by high stakes cash game poker pro Ray Dehkharghani (45). Claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet, Dehkharghani stopped Mercier’s advance toward a fourth and back-to-back bracelet in its tracks in the heads […]

World Series of Poker bracelet number four for Jason Mercier

June 14, 2016

Top international poker pro Jason Mercier (29) has secured his fourth World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet after taking the honours in the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship at the Rio in Las Vegas. Mercier was awarded the main prize of $273,335 after he survived a field of 100 and a tough heads up […]

More big winners from SHRPO

August 20, 2015

Two more events wrapped up at the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) Championship crowing Jason Mercier and Omar Zazay top of the heap in their events. The Main Event featuring a $5 000 000 guaranteed prize pool attracted a field of 907 that included the likes of Dan Coleman, Joe Cada, Erik Seidel, […]

Mercier’s WSOP luck on the rise

June 18, 2015

Florida poker pro Jason Mercier (28) is feeling a lot better about his prospects after a financially mediocre World Series of Poker so far turned into a notable victory in event 32 – a $5,000 buy-in Six Handed NLHE competition which he won Thursday after a tense hour-long tussle with Brit player Simon Deadman. Besides […]

Mercier claims third SCOOP victory

May 18, 2015

Jason Mercier claimed his third Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) victory of the week Sunday, reeling in the $2,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 4-Max competition after besting Canadian pro Ryan Franklin in the heads up. His reward this time was the biggest so far at $178,457.73 following a two-way chop with Franklin at the heads […]

Online poker aces the big winners in latest SCOOP series

May 15, 2015

The latest Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is only four days old and already online poker aces Jason Mercier and Sorel Mizzi  are well ahead, winning substantial prizes. Mizzi has scored the biggest pay day thus far in this year’s edition, winning $354,960 in event 3, a $2,100 buy-in NL Hold’em contest with […]

Poker ace Mercier in Alpha8 tournament victory

December 7, 2014

The $100,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Alpha8 competition in St.Kitts was won by international poker pro and double WSOP bracelet winner Jason Mercier over the weekend, boosting his career earnings by $727,000. 15 entrants generated a prize pool of almost $1.5 million for the event, which saw Mercier, Kathy Lehne and Tony Giglietti cash after […]