Jason Mercier
This 21 year old Fort Lauderdale, United States poker player won the European Poker Tournament event in San Remo. He won a huge winning of $1.3 million.
He started learning poker in high school itself. He did go to college to become a maths teacher but playing poker motivated him to change his career and then he never looked back.
His notable winnings are –
- 63rd place in 40th World Series of Poker 2009, Event 11 - No Limit Hold'em, earning $7,639 (June 2009)
- 1st place in 40th World Series of Poker 2009, Event 5 - Pot Limit Omaha, earning $237,415 (June 2009)
- 2nd place in The Wynn Classic Pot Limit Omaha, earning $35,211(March 2009)
- 1st place in The Wynn Classic Pot Limit Omaha, earning $81,480 (March 2009)
- 4th place in LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7 , Event #34 - No Limit Hold'em, earning $71,392 ( Feb 2009)
- 20th place in LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7, Event 22 - H.O.R.S.E Championship , earning $2,262 (February 2009)
- 22nd place in LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7, Event 21 - No Limit Hold'em, earning $2,202 (February 2009)
- 1st place in LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7, Event 19 - Pot Limit Omaha, earning $35,577 (February 2009)
- 37th place in LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 7, Event #17 - No Limit Hold'em, earning $3,980 (February 2009)
- 1st place in European Poker Championships / EPT Event No Limit Hold'em EPT Showdown, earning $1,024,419 (October 2008)
- 8th place in 2008 World Series of Poker Europe, Event 3 - Pot Limit Omaha Championship, earning $53,230 (September 2008)
- 6th place in Barcelona Open / EPT Event Season 5, EPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em, earning $322,123 (September 2008)
- 13th place in Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament No Limit Hold'em, earning $4,205 (June 2008)
- 51st place in 39th World Series of Poker 2008, Event 46 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Six Handed , earning $10,972 (June 2008)
- 22nd place in 39th World Series of Poker 2008, Event 31 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Six Handed, earning $15,594 (June 2008)
- 13th place in 39th World Series of Poker 2008, Event 13 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em, earning $30,203 (June 2008)
- 1st place in San Remo EPT Event - Season 4, EPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em, earning $1,138,929 (April 2008).
