James Mitchell (poker player)

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James Mitchell
Nickname(s)Mitch, Mixed Bag
Residence London
BornApril 1989 (1989-04) (age 35)
South London, England
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) none
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1

James Mitchell (born 1989) is an English professional poker player from London, best known for winning the 2010 Irish Poker Open in Dublin.

Educated at King's College School in Wimbledon, Mitchell started his online poker career playing £2.50 sit-and-go tournaments using $50 in has father's Ladbrokes account as his initial stake. In an interview with Bluff Europe magazine Mitchell revealed that he quickly built it up to $60,000 playing small buy-in tournaments and then six max cash games but then went on to lose around $45,000 in two days. [1] Mitchell confirmed in the same interview that though unnamed, he featured in an article in the Daily Telegraph about pupils at King's College allegedly becoming addicted to Internet poker. [2]

Mitchell first came to national attention after finishing third behind Sam Trickett in the Luton leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour on 10 August 2008 where he pocketed £45,100. [3] Other good results on the UK poker circuit included a sixth-place finish in the Dusk Till Dawn Main Event in May 2009 for £11,250 [4] and a runner up spot at the London Poker Circuit Super Stack on 26 July 2009 for another £5,750. [5] He later finished second at the World Heads Up Poker Championship in October 2009 to Bambos Xanthos. [6]

On 5 April 2010 won the Irish Poker Open. Mitchell beat Irishman Paul Carr heads up to take the €600,000 first prize. [7]

Mitchell also took part in the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe, finishing 31st place in the £10,000 buy-in Main Event. [8]

His first tournament win in 2011 came in the €500 PLO event at EPT Deauville on 31 January where he finished fifth for €1,510. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "James Mitchell Interview". Bluff Europe. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Henry, Julie (11 March 2007). "Poker schools: worried head teachers call in Gamblers Anonymous". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Luton Leg 6, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dusk Till Dawn £1,000,000 Grand Slam, No Limit Hold'em - The "Main Event"". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "888.com London Poker Circuit - The Super Stack Series, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "World Heads-Up Poker Championship 2009, No Limit Hold'em - World Heads-Up Championships". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "James Mitchell wins €600,000 first prize at the Irish Open". Paddy Power Poker. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2010, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
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