Hometown: Beverly Hills
Country of Origin: United States 
| Date | Series | Event | Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, '09 | 2009 Caesars Palace Classic | Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship | 2 | + |
| Oct 03, '08 | 2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 5 | + |
James Mordue had doubled up with pocket tens before he woke up with pocket kings a few minutes later. He moved all in again and this time he was called down by Isaac Baron, who held A-8. The board ran out A-7-2-J-9 and Mordue was eliminated in 13th place. Two more to go until the final table is set.
Guy Cicconi moved all in under the gun preflop for 25,000 and James Mordue made the call from the cutoff. Luke Vrabel then reraised all in from the big blind and Mordue got out of the way. The two live players then turned over their cards:
9
Q
A very short stacked Alan Smurfit finally woke up with a hand to push with in A
James Mordue is all in with pocket jacks against Steve Frasure's A-Q. The board comes Q-9-7-10-7 and Mordue is eliminated from the tournament in 20th place.