Jason Mercier has defeated Ryan Franklin, in heads-up action, to take his third Spring Championships of Online Poker title, in less than a week, winning Event #20: $2,100 (H) No-Limit Hold’em (4-Max).

Jason Mercier is running riot at the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The Team PokerStars Pro has switched himself off from the outside world, and it’s paying dividends with three SCOOP titles in less than a week.

His latest triumph comes in Event #20: $2,100 (H) No-Limit Hold’em (4-Max) where he bested a field of 398 players to take down the first prize of $178,457, after securing a deal with the runner-up Ryan “HITTHEPANDA’ Franklin. Mercier’s previous two victories came in Event #5: $2,100 (H) Fixed-Limit Badugi, and Event #8: $2,100 (H) No-Limit Draw, but this was a much bigger prize.

The victory was made even sweeter as Calvin ‘cal42688’ Anderson also made the final table. Earlier, in the festival, Anderson became the most successful SCOOP player of all-time when he bagged his sixth success. Mercier needs to win three more to catch up. Anderson finished in third.