Poker news tagged with 'james mitchell'

The EPT London main event's player field has been narrowed down even further as Day 3 of the tournament has come to an end. Out of the 159 players who came to start - only 62 survived the day. Benny Spindler, who was the chip leader both Day 1 & 2, didn't run as well during Day 3 and today he will return to the tables with 570,000 (12th place).

Read more » EPT London main event: Three local lads in the lead

Congratulations to James Mitchell who took home the Main Event of Irish Poker Open yesterday. It was maybe not the most well-deserved wins ever, but one must remember that Mitchell had played great poker throughout the tournament and that luck is part of the game sometimes. 

Anyhow, when the final table was down to heads up between between James Mitchell and Paul Carr, their poker nerves were really put to the test as the 1st place prize paid almost the double.

Read more » James Mitchell wins 2010 Irish Poker Open (€600,000)