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Encyclopedia > Isabelle Mercier
Isabelle Mercier
Nickname(s) No Mercy
Hometown Victoriaville, Quebec
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finishes 3
Highest ITM main event finish None
World Poker Tour
Titles 0(+1)
Final tables 0(+1)
Money Finishes 1(+1)
European Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables 1
Money finishes 2

Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier (born 5 August 1975) is a professional poker player. She is widely characterized by her tenacious playing style and her strikingly good looks. Image File history File links Mercier_main. ... Victoriaville is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Inaugurated in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity, the European Poker Tour (EPT) is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This article is about the card game. ...


Prior to turning to a poker career, she earned an undergraduate law degree from the University of Montreal and then moved to Paris, France to practice commercial law for a year. She earned a Masters Degree while working as the poker room manager at the Aviation Club de France, before turning to poker full-time. During her time working at the Aviation Club she was nominated for Staff Person of the Year twice at the European Poker Awards. Law (from the Old Norse lagu) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who do... A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Commercial law or business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce and is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...


She first made a name for herself by finishing in 2nd place in the €800 No Limit hold 'em tournament at the Masters Classic of Poker 2002 in Amsterdam, where she earned $53,499. Texas hold em (also hold em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games as of 2006. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ...


In 2004 Isabelle won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies' Night tournament to win the $25,000 first prize, where Mike Sexton nicknamed her "No Mercy." 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Mike Sexton (born September 22, 1947) is a professional poker player. ...


In 2005 she finished 10th in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo, earning €23,090, and outlasting players such as World Series of Poker (WSOP) runner-up Julian "The Kid" Gardner, WPT multi-tournament winner Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen, WPT season 2 champion Martin "The Knife" De Knijff and Hendon mobster "Barmy" Barny Boatman. Also in 2005, she had three money finishes at the WSOP. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inaugurated in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity, the European Poker Tour (EPT) is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour. ... Monte Carlo is a very wealthy section of the city-state of Monaco known for its casino, gambling, beaches, glamour, and sightings of famous people. ... The WSOP logo. ... Julian Gardner is a poker player from Manchester, England. ... Gustav (Gus) The Great Dane Hansen (born February 13, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional poker player who lives in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas. ... Martin The Knife De Knijff (born 2 October 1972) is a professional sports better and high-stakes poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...


Mercier made her first EPT final table in February 2006 in Deauville, finishing 7th at a final table also featuring Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani and Kirill Gerasimov. February-James Pattersons 5th book in the Womans Murder Club Series comes out; it is called The 5th Princess. ... Deauville is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ... Ram Crazy Horse Vaswani is an English professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob. ... Kirill Gerasimov (born 1971 in Moscow) is a Russian professional poker player. ...


She is a member of the PokerStars online poker cardroom's "Team Pokerstars" group of sponsored players. PokerStars. ... Adverts for Online poker on the London Underground Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet (online). ...


As of 2006, her total live tournament winnings exceed $360,000. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Isabelle Mercier: Trotting the Globe for Victory (403 words)
Isabelle Mercier was born on August 5, 1975 and she is a native of Montreal, Canada.
Isabelle Mercier is just a recent pro on the poker circuit, but she has played poker all her life.
Isabelle's nickname NO MERCY was given to her by another poker player, Mike Sexton because of her persistent and firm playing style.
Planet STACKED - STACKED and Poker Strategies, News, Screenshots, Previews, Reviews, Guides (2173 words)
Isabelle is the small blind and has two callers in front of her when she looks down to see QQ.
Isabelle is now in horrible shape –- the last card must be the only Q left in the deck that is NOT a heart –- if the Q of hearts comes, Isabelle has three queens, but Marcel makes a flush.
Isabelle hits the Q of spades – what we call a "one-outer." Isabelle wins and comes 1 step closer to the money (note that in this situation, Isabelle is a 43:1 underdog – she had roughly a 2% chance to win).
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