Jason Mercier - Bio

Jason Mercier of Fort Lauderdale, Florida first learned poker while he was in high school. Once he graduated, 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.