2009 WCOOP: Mercier looking for breakout performance
Jason Mercier wins. That's what he does. Put him on the EPT, he wins. Put him in the WSOP, he wins. Play him in a game of Hi-Ho Cherry-O, he'll win. That said, despite his many years on PokerStars, he...
View ArticleNegreanu just misses WSOPE title, breaks money record
Under almost any different set of circumstances, Daniel Negreanu would've been down the street at the Cafe de Paris where the EPT London revelers were lubricating their minds and joints at the European...
View ArticleWCOOP 2010: I'm pumped for WCOOP
by Jason Mercier I just recently glanced over the PokerStars WCOOP schedule and it got me pretty excited. With just a few weeks before WCOOP starts, I will need to figure out which events I will be...
View ArticleWhy I love Open-Face Chinese Poker
If you follow my Twitter feed or even if you just read the PokerStarsBlog regularly, you know I've become obsessed with Open-Face Chinese Poker. At EPT Sanremo I played for 34 hours straight, then...
View ArticleFinding Fantasyland
Today, I'm playing in Day 2 of the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller, and if I survive until tomorrow it's going to put a serious dent in my plans to play the PCA's first Open-Face Chinese Poker...
View ArticleJust bad luck
If you look at my Hendon Mob entry for last year, you probably think I had a good year. It shows that I had $523,587 in tournament cashes for the year and three WSOP final tables. But I can honestly...
View ArticlePoker experiences
There are so many different formats for tournament poker. I played in two unique tournament formats recently, one I didn't much like and one that I really enjoyed. The first, the one I didn't like, was...
View ArticleAll Heated up and ready for a bracelet
Editor's note: Last night, Jason Mercier bagged chips good enough to be in eighth place out of the remaining 22 people left in Event #44. He wrote this a few days ago, so we thought we better get it...
View ArticleSunshine state
Like many other pro poker players, I spent a month after the 2013 WSOP trying not to think too much about poker. I shuttled back and forth between Florida and Toronto to see friends, and worked hard on...
View ArticleFlying for WCOOP, waiting on a baby
I'm writing from Florida where I've been enjoying some down time since returning from EPT Barcelona, spending time with family and enjoying watching my Miami Dolphins get off to a good start this...
View ArticleIn search of balance
I need more balance in my life. I'm home in Florida now after an intense, month-long poker trip in Europe. The trip itself was great, but sometimes these long stints on the road can be physically,...
View ArticleOn to the next one
I wish I could tell you that I went to the Bahamas and won the first tournament I entered. Unfortunately, my return to poker after a two month absence didn't go as perfectly as I dreamed. Despite not...
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