PTS AT STAKE: LIKE SELBST, MERCIER GOING FOR BACK-TO-BACK TITLES AT MOHEGAN

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Anything you can do, I can do better ... or as well.

As Vanessa Selbst sits heads up with Dan Shak to determine the winner of the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event, and at the same time, with the event for the second consecutive year, Jason Mercier is attempting his own back-to-back at Mohegan.

Mercier is the defending NAPT Mohegan Sun High Rollers Event title holder and with his Round 1 win on Tuesday, he will face 8 other Round 1 winners and attempt High Roller history. Mercier is no stranger to the big stage, having won a WSOP bracelet and an EPT title.

Mercier collected the most bounties in the shootout, he eliminated six of his eight opponents at his Round 1 table, his eliminations included Barry Greenstein, Alex Wice and Adam Junglen).

Here are the final table participants when play begins Thursday:
Jason Mercier (6 bounties)
Joe Sweeney (5)
Eugene Katchalov (3)
Scott Blackman (3)
Jimmie Guinther (2)
Michael Pesek (1)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh (1)
Jonathan Jaffe (1)
Micah Raskin (1)


PTPR TIER 3 EVENT
North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
NLH High Roller Bounty Shootout
April 12-14, 2011

Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $780,000
Entries: 78

Defending Champion: Jason Mercier

POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 100
2nd position 60
3rd position 35
4th position 25
5th position 18
6th position 10
7th position 8
8th position 5
9th position 5