Isabelle Mercier
Poker Players
Doyle Brunson,
Johnny Chan ,
TJ Cloutier ,
Layne Flack ,
Chris Ferguson ,
Phil Gordon ,
Joe Hachem ,
Gus Hansen ,
Phil Hellmuth Jr. ,
Howard Lederer ,
Chris Moneymaker ,
Daniel Negreanu ,
Phil Ivey ,
Men Nguyen ,
Thomas Preston ,
Dave Ulliott
Women of Poker
Annie Duke ,
Barbara Enright ,
Jennifer Harman ,
Susie Isaacs,
Kathy Liebert,
Cyndy Violette,
Isabelle Mercier
Isabelle Mercier
Date of Birth: August 5th, 1975
Birthplace: Canada
Started playing poker: As a young girl playing with her family.
Favorite poker game: All Texas Hold'em variations
Ambition: To win as many major titles as possible.
Isabelle “No Mercy” Mercier first graced the poker limelight when she won the World Poker Tour “Ladies Night Out II” Championship in 2004. She was born in Canada and attended the University of Montreal where she finished Law. Isabelle then moved to Paris to practice commercial law.
While working on her Masters Degree, she worked as the poker room manager at the Aviation Club in France. That's how she started playing poker and in less than a year won the WPT championship.
In 2005 she finished 10th in the European Poker Tour 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.
Major Poker Accomplishments:
- World Poker Tour "Ladies Night Out II" Champion
- 2nd in the Amsterdam MCOP 2002 No Limit Hold'Em
- 5th in the Amsterdam MCOP 2004 No Limit Hold'Em