Jason Mercier wins the NAPT Mohegan Sun $25k High Roller Shootout

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier is the newest NAPT event winner by taking down the 2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout event.  Jason will take home $350,000 (plus $125,000 in bounties) for winning the final table which also consisted of Sam Stein, Luis Vazquez, Matt Glantz, Faraz Jaka, and Shawn Buchanan.  Note that this is Stein’s second NAPT headsup loss after finishing second in the inaugural NAPT Venetian main event.

The headsup match was pretty much decided by one crucial flip, as Mercier’s 33 manged to hold against Stein’s AJs even after Sam spiked a Jack on the flop.  Turn and river completed a six high straight for Jason and the match ended a couple of hands later.  The win marks Mercier’s second high roller title in as many years.  The 23-year-old also won the 2008 EPT London High Roller Event (£516,000) and came close to winning a third high roller title back in February at the L.A. Poker Classic (3rd – $141,780).

Congrats again to the newest North American Poker Tour winner Jason Mercier.

PokerStars has also announced that The next stop on the inaugural season of the North American Poker Tour will be announced soon.  Stay tuned!