Jason Mercier Close To Bracelet No. 3 At The 2016 World Series Of Poker29-Year-Old Looking To Become 6th Player To Win 3 In A Year |
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Jason Mercier is at it again.
On Tuesday, the Floridian sat with about an average stack with just 16 remaining out of a starting field of 163 in event no. 32 ($10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Eight-Or-Better Championship). A final table would be his fourth of the summer. A win would be a remarkable third bracelet of the summer.
Only Puggy Pearson, Phil Hellmuth, Ted Forrest, Phil Ivey and Jeff Lisandro have won three bracelets in a year. Lisandro last did it in 2009.
Not including his payday in event no. 32, Mercier has cashed for $868,549 so far this summer. He has also won an undisclosed amount in side bets.
The most talked about wager has been the one with fellow PokerStars Team Pro Vanessa Selbst, who gave Mercier 180:1 odds on $10,000 back in January against a Mercier hat-trick this summer.
Selbst said three days ago that she has successfully “hedged for a lot of it.” She said it wasn’t with Mercier. “Still have a decent sweat,” she admitted.
In other words, a third win for Mercier won’t result in her losing $1.8 million, but it will result in Mercier adding that figure to his bankroll.
Mercier posted to his social media right around the start of event no. 32 that he was still seeking side action from the poker community. He said that he was willing to give 4:1 on him winning a third this summer, with the minimum bet being $20,000 against his $5,000.
The 2016 WSOP has 69 bracelet events, the most ever for the Series.
For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with a full schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.
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