“Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year? What, are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas?” This is the sentence Matt Damon famously pronounced in the movie called Rounders, well know to anyone who loves poker. It suggests that poker is a game of skill and chance has little space where a skilled player governs the game. Some life stories confirm it, some don’t. Whilst many players made a big victory just to see their fame fade away straight after, some keep winning quite consistently. This year, Jason Mercier is one of those consistent winners. At just 21 years old, he won the 2008 EPT title in San Remo and we hear from him almost regularly since then. Concluding this year with over one million of dollars in live tournament earnings, his name is going to be the one we will hear about next year as well.