updated birth_place birth_date nickname article_title hometown name
2014-7-15 washington , dc 8 december 1987 gregy20723 -rrb- -lrb- twitter , pokerstars & full tilt poker greg merson
 laurel , maryland / toronto , ontario gregory merson
greg merson

gregory `` greg '' merson -lrb- born december 8 , 1987 -rrb- is an american professional poker player .
merson is best known as the winner of the main event at the 2012 world series of poker -lrb- wsop -rrb- .
during the same year , he also won a wsop bracelet in the $ 10,000 six handed no-limit hold 'em world championship .
largely as a result of these two championships , he was the 2012 wsop player of the year .
he is an online shorthanded cash game poker professional .
