Mitch Schock
| Mitch Schock | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bismarck, ND[citation needed] |
| Born | November 14, 1971 Billings, Montana |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 40 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 29, 2006 |
Mitch Schock is an American professional poker player. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made three final tables and has had at least five in the money finishes in each of the last three World Series of Poker (WSOP).[1] Upon winning his first bracelet after several years of trying, he was quoted in The Bismarck Tribune as comparing poker with farming saying "some years are better than others."[2]
World Series of Poker[edit]
His first in the money finish was a 477th-place finish in the 2005 5,619-player $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship (2005 Main Event) Event 42 for a prize of $14,135.[3] His first final table was an 8th-place finish at a 2009 359-player $1,500 Seven Card Stud Event for a prize of $13,373.[4] He believes himself to be the only bracelet winner from North Dakota.[5]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold 'em/Omaha | $310,225 |
| Year | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | ||
| 2015 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 1 |
At the 2011 WSOP, he finished in 1st-place, which earned him his first bracelet, at the 606-player $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha/Hold'em Event 39 for a prize of $310,225,[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mitch Schock's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "ND man wins World Series of Poker bracelet". Jamestown Sun. Associated Press. June 30, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker: No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Event 42)". WSOP.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker: Seven Card Stud (Event 16)". WSOP.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Lance (June 25, 2011). "WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Mitch Schock". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker: Event #39: Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha". WSOP.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.