After the weekly update of the Global Poker Index ranking, it could be seen that Anthony Zinno tops it for a second consecutive week, following his more than excellent performance during this year’s edition of the WSOP. The player has collected a total of 3,886.78 points so far. Jason Mercier climbed 6 positions to enter top 3 of the leaderboard and currently ranks 2nd with 3,868.99 points. Last week’s number 2 – Dan Smith – is now taking 3rd place with 3,818.38 points.
A lot could be said about Florida-based poker pro Jason Mercier. He is a three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner, one-time EPT champion, Team PokerStars Pro member, and profitable online player.
Mercier captured his first gold bracelet in 2009, when he topped the field of the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $237,462. Bracelet number 2 came two years later, when the player took down the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6 Handed event for $619,575. Mercier collected his third piece of WSOP jewelry during this year’s edition of the Series. He emerged victorious in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6 Handed to capture the amount of $633,357.
Up to now, the player has cashed in a total of 45 WSOP events and has collected the amount of $3,566,003.
As for his performance in EPT, Mercier has been quite successful at a number of events. In 2008, he won his first and only so far title. The player topped the field of the EPT Season 4 Sanremo €5,000 Main Event to scoop the amount of €869,000. Other notable achievements were his 1st place in the EPT Season 5 London £20,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, where he collected £516,000 and his 2nd-place finish in the EPT Season 9 Grand Final €100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller for €1,115,700.
Overall, Mercier’s live tournament earnings amount to $15,226,974. He scooped his best-ever live cash in 2014, when he took 2nd place in a $102,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller event, held in Las Vegas. There, the player was awarded the amount of $1,622,181.
The player ranks 1st in the Florida all time money list and 8th in the general all time money list. In addition he has been taking 7th place in the GPI Player of the Year leaderboard for a third consecutive week.
As mentioned above, Mercier is also quite profitable online. He plays under the screen names JasonMercier and treysfull21 and his earnings currently total $1,911,355.
