The Champ Is Here
The reigning champion and five-time WSOP bracelet winner, Jason Mercier, has just arrived to defend his title.
Although Mercier is having a quiet start to his 2017 WSOP compared to the way he kicked it off in 2016 with three back-to-back final tables, it still won't deter the recently married father-to-be in continuing the grind for another bracelet.
So far at this WSOP, Mercier has captured three WSOP cashes in Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (107th), Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha (31st), and Event #23: $2,620 The Marathon (143rd).
Exactly a year ago today, Mercier bested a field of 171 to emerge victorious and collect the $422,874 first prize after defeating James Obst heads-up on a stacked final table featuring some of the world's best. Here is how the final table results finished:
2016 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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| 1st | Jason Mercier | United States | $422,874 |
| 2nd | James Obst | Australia | $261,354 |
| 3rd | Nick Schulman | United States | $183,779 |
| 4th | Adam Friedman | United States | $131,519 |
| 5th | Michael Semenov | Russia | $95,817 |
| 6th | Jesse Martin | United States | $71,089 |
| 7th | Yuval Bronshtein | United States | $53,729 |
| 8th | Bryn Kenney | United States | $41,383 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 |
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