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James Mitchell
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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. 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. Mitchell first came to national attention after finishing third behind Sam Trickett in the Luton leg of the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour on 10 August 2008 where he pocketed £45,100.
Other good results on the United Kingdom 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 later finished second at the World Heads Up Poker Championship in October 2009 to Bambos Xanthos. Mitchell beat Irishman Paul Carr heads up to take the €600,000 first prize.
Mitchell also took part in the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe, finishing 31st place in the £10,000 buy-in Main Event.
