Felix Stephensen

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Felix Stephensen
Nickname(s)FallAtyourFeet
Residence London, England
Born (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 34)
Oslo, Norway
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		2nd, 2014
European Poker Tour
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)4
Information last updated on 16 December 2014.

Felix Vincent Stephensen (born 22 July 1990) is a Norwegian semi-professional poker player currently residing in London, England known for being the runner-up finisher to Martin Jacobson in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. He has earned over $300,000 playing online poker playing under the alias "FallAtyourFeet". [1]

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Poker career

Stephensen is primarily an online Pot Limit Omaha cash game specialist playing stakes up to $25/$50 and on rare occasions $200/$400.

Prior to the 2014 WSOP, Stephensen had only two tournament cashes for a total of $22,118. He was in London with no intention of entering any events, but then miraculously won a $1,000 World Cup parlay bet on the Netherlands beating Australia precisely 3-2 with 60 to 1 odds. Netherlands defeated Australia 3-2 and Stephensen cashed for $60,000. [2]

With his new fortune Stephensen flew to Las Vegas, entered the WSOP Main Event, and ended up finishing runner up to Martin Jacobson losing to Jacobson's 10♥ 10♦ with his A♥ 9♥ after moving all in pre-flop. The board ran out 3♠ 9♣ 10♣ K♦ 4♣. [3] [4] It is believed that Stephensen would be taxed 50% of his WSOP winnings if he were to return to Norway. [5]

As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,100,000 most of which has come from his runner-up cash in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. [6] He received a sponsorship from Betsafe, an online casino brand owned by Betsson, the same year. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Felix Stephensen - PokerNews". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Samano, Simon (6 November 2014). "Poker player parlays crazy World Cup prop bet into spot at WSOP main event final table". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Three Europeans remain at WSOP final table". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Kirschen, Robert; Dalla, Nolan (12 November 2014). "WSOP NEWS: FELIX STEPHENSEN ELIMINATED FROM MAIN EVENT". WSOP. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Felix Stephensen to be taxed 50% on $5m WSOP Winnings". HighStakesDB. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Felix Vincent Stephensen's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ↑ https://pokerfuse.com/news/industry/2014-08-20-betsafe-signs-world-series-poker-november-niner-felix-stephensen-its-roster/


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