James Mitchell (poker player)
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James Mitchell is a professional poker
player from London, best known for winning the 2010 Irish Poker Open
in Dublin.
James Mitchell was born on 8th April 1989, in the South-East of London, Currently living in the south-west of london.
Educated at King's College School
in Wimbledon, the same school as Betfair
founder Andrew Black, 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. 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.
A regular in low stakes London Poker Meetup tournaments, 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. 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 and a runner up spot at the London Poker Circuit Super Stack on 26 July 2009 for another £5,750. He followed that up with an excellent performance at the £3,000 buy-in World Heads Up Poker Championship in October 2009 at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London where he picked up £30,000 after finishing second to veteran Bambos Xanthos.
On 5 April 2010 Mitchell had his biggest victory to date, outlasting a field of 708 runners to take the Irish Poker Open
. Mitchell beat Irishman Paul Carr heads up to take the €600,000 first prize.
Mitchell had a good run at the European Poker Tour
Grand Final in Monte Carlo, winning the €1,000 No Limit Hold Em Turbo event for €42,250 and finishing 59th in the €10,000 Main Event where he won a further €25,000.
After passing his 21st birthday, Mitchell made his first trip to the World Series of Poker
in Las Vegas in 2010 making the money the $2,500 No Limit Hold Em Six Handed event on 16 June. He also made the final table of the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold Em / Pot Limit Omaha event on 19 June earning $35,331.
Mitchell also took part in the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe
busting out in 31st place in the £10,000 buy-in Main Event, winning £21,106.
His first tournament success of 2011 came in the €500 PLO event at EPT Deauville on 31 January where he finished fifth for €1,510.
Mitchell, sometimes known as Mixed Bag, is also a regular cash game player at London's Grosvenor Victoria Casino.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from London, best known for winning the 2010 Irish Poker Open
Irish Poker Open
The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas hold 'em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker....
in Dublin.
James Mitchell was born on 8th April 1989, in the South-East of London, Currently living in the south-west of london.
Educated at King's College School
King's College School
King's College School, commonly referred to as KCS, King's, or KCS Wimbledon, is an independent school for day pupils in Wimbledon in south-west London. The school was founded as the junior department of King's College London and occupied part of its premises in Strand, before relocating to...
in Wimbledon, the same school as Betfair
Betfair
Betfair is the world's largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England. Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest betting exchange in the world. Betfair claim to have over 3...
founder Andrew Black, 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. 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.
A regular in low stakes London Poker Meetup tournaments, Mitchell first came to national attention after finishing third behind Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett is a professional poker player. He started playing poker in 2005 after suffering a knee injury that ended his career as a semi-professional soccer player. Sam soon became a regular in poker events in Sheffield. He started playing also online in $10 Sit ‘n’ Go’s...
in the Luton leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour on 10 August 2008 where he pocketed £45,100. 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 and a runner up spot at the London Poker Circuit Super Stack on 26 July 2009 for another £5,750. He followed that up with an excellent performance at the £3,000 buy-in World Heads Up Poker Championship in October 2009 at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London where he picked up £30,000 after finishing second to veteran Bambos Xanthos.
On 5 April 2010 Mitchell had his biggest victory to date, outlasting a field of 708 runners to take the Irish Poker Open
Irish Poker Open
The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas hold 'em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker....
. Mitchell beat Irishman Paul Carr heads up to take the €600,000 first prize.
Mitchell had a good run at the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
Grand Final in Monte Carlo, winning the €1,000 No Limit Hold Em Turbo event for €42,250 and finishing 59th in the €10,000 Main Event where he won a further €25,000.
After passing his 21st birthday, Mitchell made his first trip to the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
in Las Vegas in 2010 making the money the $2,500 No Limit Hold Em Six Handed event on 16 June. He also made the final table of the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold Em / Pot Limit Omaha event on 19 June earning $35,331.
Mitchell also took part in the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe
World Series of Poker Europe
The World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker...
busting out in 31st place in the £10,000 buy-in Main Event, winning £21,106.
His first tournament success of 2011 came in the €500 PLO event at EPT Deauville on 31 January where he finished fifth for €1,510.
Mitchell, sometimes known as Mixed Bag, is also a regular cash game player at London's Grosvenor Victoria Casino.