Isabelle Mercier Doubles Up
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. Mercier got one caller who had her in a coin-flip situation holding 
. Her opponent failed to make a hand and Mercier's sixes were best. She is now sitting on just under 9,000 in chips.
2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Seoul
$2500 APPT Seoul Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Seoul
Buy-in
$2,350
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
. Mercier got one caller who had her in a coin-flip situation holding . Her opponent failed to make a hand and Mercier's sixes were best. She is now sitting on just under 9,000 in chips.
Lee Nelson Crippled
. Nelson turned up 
but was very much behind the 
of his opponent. Nelson failed to improve and is now on life support with around 1,000 in chips.
Lee Nelson Eliminated
Action was checked to Jimmy Cha who bet 1,200 into the dry side pot. The under-the-gun player called and it was heads-up on the side. The turn brought the
. The under-the-gun player checked to Cha who bet 5,500. His opponent passed and Cha won the side pot. With action complete, the players showed:Cha:
Nelson:
Nelson needed a five on the river if he were to stay alive. The dealer laid down the
on the river, however, and Nelson was yet another Day 1 casualty. Jimmy Cha increased his stack to 45,000.
Isaac "The General" Galazan Wins a Huge Pot
Collett:
Ovnerud:
Galazan:
The board ran out
. Galazan's Aces were best and he took down the massive 55,000 chip pot. Ovnerud was eliminated and Collett is now down to a still above-average 24,000.
Joe Hachem Doubles Up
Hachem:
Min:
Hachem needed help, and he would get that help as the board came
. Hachem survived his all in and doubled up to 24,000.
Masa Kagawa Doubles Up
Kagawa:
Button:
The button got no help from the community cards as the board ran out
. Kagawa made the nut flush and doubled up to 33,000 chips.
James Kwon Back In the Game
German player Gregor Nachtigall made a string raise pre-flop and was told he could only call the big blind. James checked his option and the flop came
. James checks, Gregor bets 600 and James makes the call. The turn card is the 
. James checks, Gregor bets 3000 and James makes the call. The river card is the
and James leads out for 14,000 and Gregor insta-calls, opening but James has for a set of threes.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Player Profile - Isabelle Mercier
Age: 32
Career highlights: Fifth, 2006 WSOP $5000 No Limit Hold’em
When it comes to style and substance among the top female players, it’s hard to top this French-Canadian star – appropriately nicknamed “No Mercy”. After obtaining a law degree in Canada, Mercier went from being a lawyer to a blackjack dealer, poker dealer and eventually moved to Paris where she became the poker room manager of the Aviation Club de France.
She first began to make her mark on the other side of the felt when she won the 2004 WPT Ladies Night Out event over a field that included Wendeen Eolis, Cyndy Violette and Clonie Gowen (during which host Mike Sexton coined her nickname).
As a result of her win, Mercier won a $25,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Championship at the Bellagio, where she finished in the top 30.
Since then, Mercier has amassed an impressive tournament resume, highlighted by her final table appearance in the $5000 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2006 WSOP. Battling against the likes of Phil Hellmuth Jr., Gene Todd, Marcel Luske and Vinny Vinh, Mercier finished fifth to pocket a handsome $175,404.
Other highlights of her consistent tournament career include seventh in the 2006 PokerStars EPT French Open in Deauville and 10th in the 2005 PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Having won more than $600,000 throughout the course of her career, Mercier is firmly entrenched in the world’s top 20 female players in tournament earnings.
Isabelle Mercier is a member of Team PokerStars, and is currently just above average with 17,000 in chips.
Tony Purchase Loses a Big Coinflip
and Kin flipped up the . The flop was excellent for Kin as it came
although he wasn't out of the woods just yet as Purchase picked up a straight draw. The turn came the 
and river was the 
. Kin won the 24,000 chip pot with jacks-full and left Purchase with a very short stack of 2,600 chips.