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.
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] 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.
[7] Mitchell also took part in the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe, finishing 31st place in the £10,000 buy-in Main Event.