James Mitchell (poker player)
| James Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mitch, Wurzel |
| Residence | London |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | none |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
James Mitchell is a professional poker player from London, best known for winning the 2010 Irish Poker Open in Dublin.
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. [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]
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. [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 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Mitchell, sometimes knows as Wurzel, is also a regular cash game player at London's Grosvenor Victoria Casino.
References
- ^ "James Mitchell Interview". Bluff Europe. 2010-5-10. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Poker schools: worried head teachers call in Gamblers Anonymous". The Daily Telegraph. 2007-3-11. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell wins €600,000 first prize at the Irish Open". Paddy Power Poker. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "James Mitchell results". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2011-02-18.