Yesterday Brad Willis reflected that Jason Mercier was in the course of a dream summer. Within the early hours of this morning Mercier proved he's in no mood to wake, winning not just his fifth career WSOP bracelet, but his second inside a week.

It came within the $10,000 HORSE event. It's something to win bracelets, but to win them in such prestigious and hotly contested events speaks just as much for the enormity of Mercier's achievement. To be the most productive it's important to beat the best, and in winning this latest bracelet needed to get passed James Obst in a tricky heads-up battle. He managed it and within the process made himself look unstoppable.

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As Phil Hellmuth commented on Twitter, Mercier perceived to appear on the top of the chip count list in every $10,000 event. It's worth re-capping on a terrific week.

* Mercier first won the 2-7 Lowball Championship, picking up a primary prize of $272,335. 

* He was soon back in action and going deep within the $10,000 Razz Championship. When he reached the overall table of the poker world was convinced he was about to do it again, just for him to complete second to Ray Dehkharghani.

* Mercier then capped the week off last night with a $422,874 first prize within the H.O.R.S.E. Championship. 

Poker is susceptible to having such moments of general shock and awe, where the poker community stands back, it's collective mouth hanging open, marveling at what they'd just witnessed. But it's hard to think about another player having quite the week that Mercier just had.

It makes you wonder what else he has in store for us. 

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Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

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