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Jason Mercier (photo courtesy of Epic Poker)
Sitting third on the Global Poker Index ranking list is Jason Mercier and he will enter this final table second in chips behind the leader Hasan Habib. His GPI ranking is already set to change and with a better performance than Erik Seidel, Mercier will hop into first place overall on that list.
At the young age of 24, Mercier already boasts a career record with over $6.35 million in lifetime earnings. He has 12 wins out of 54 cashes, including two World Series of Poker gold bracelets. Mercier holds a five-year card to the Epic Poker League that's good through 2016 and is often in the talks as to who is the best overall player in the game today.
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Huck Seed (photo courtesy of Epic Poker)
Huck Seed's biggest claim to fame is winning the 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event for a cool million. Although he begins the final table at a severe chip disadvantage, Seed will be able to claim the second seven-figure score of his career if he can maneuver his way to the winner's circle.
With over $7.15 million in career tournament earnings, 26 wins, 105 cashes and four World Series of Poker gold bracelets, Seed is the holder of a five-year Epic Poker League eligibility card.
He only has 396,000 chips to begin the day, but Seed hasn't had much to work with all tournament so he should be used to grinding the shortest stack at the table. If it wasn't for a lucky double up last night just before the dinner break, Seed could have busted in seventh place and just missed out on the official final table.
