Felix Stephensen

Felix Stephensen
Nickname(s) FallAtyourFeet
Residence London, England
Born (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990
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

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. He has earned over $300,000 playing online poker playing under the alias "FallAtyourFeet".[1]

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 $1000 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.

References

  1. "Felix Stephensen - PokerNews". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. Simon Samano (2014-11-06). "Poker player parlays crazy World Cup prop bet into spot at WSOP main event final table". For The Win. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. "Three Europeans remain at WSOP final table". ESPN. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  4. Robert Kirschen and Nolan Dalla (2014-11-12). "WSOP NEWS: FELIX STEPHENSEN ELIMINATED FROM MAIN EVENT". WSOP. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  5. Pete (2014-11-19). "Felix Stephensen to be taxed 50% on $5m WSOP Winnings". HighStakesDB. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

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