American Jason Mercier has become poker newest dollar millionaire by winning the EPT San Remo on Saturday. His reward for winning the five-day tournament is a cheque for €869,000 ($1,364,330) and a seat at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo next week.
Haling from Fort Lauderdale, Jason was training to be a maths teacher when he stumbled across the head-turning delights of online poker. He forged a lucrative career at the tables and won a seat for the event online. As he had been dumped out of his first live tournament on its opening day, he nearly decided to cash in his seat for the EPT, join his friends in Amsterdam and give the event a body swerve. Lives can turn on the smallest of decisions and we at Eyebrows are sure he now appreciates the benefits of a more natural high.
Having hit the top on Day 2, Mercier was always in contention. He’s a tough customer and his moves at the final table included a call on a J-5-6-8-8 board, having only a pair of 5s; a check-raise all in for a 5m pot holding the flush draw, and a knife edge call pre flop with AQ against 77 for the final hand of the tournament. It was euphoria for the man who had to forgo the pleasures of Pythagoras and Amsterdam for those of poker pots but at least it has slipped him a healthy stash.
Final Table Results From The EPT San Remo
Haling from Fort Lauderdale, Jason was training to be a maths teacher when he stumbled across the head-turning delights of online poker. He forged a lucrative career at the tables and won a seat for the event online. As he had been dumped out of his first live tournament on its opening day, he nearly decided to cash in his seat for the EPT, join his friends in Amsterdam and give the event a body swerve. Lives can turn on the smallest of decisions and we at Eyebrows are sure he now appreciates the benefits of a more natural high.
Having hit the top on Day 2, Mercier was always in contention. He’s a tough customer and his moves at the final table included a call on a J-5-6-8-8 board, having only a pair of 5s; a check-raise all in for a 5m pot holding the flush draw, and a knife edge call pre flop with AQ against 77 for the final hand of the tournament. It was euphoria for the man who had to forgo the pleasures of Pythagoras and Amsterdam for those of poker pots but at least it has slipped him a healthy stash.
Final Table Results From The EPT San Remo
1.Jason Mercier – USA – €869,000
2.Antony Lellouche – FRA – €505,000
3.Dario Minieri – ITA – €287,600
4.Eric Koskas – FRA €223,600
5.Gregory Genovese – ITA – €185,500
6.William Thorson – SWE – €140,600
7.Dag Palovic - SLO – €111,800
8.Marcus Bower – USA – €76,700
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