Felix Stephensen
Felix Stephensen | |
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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 accurate as of 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]
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]
References
- ^ "Felix Stephensen - PokerNews". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Three Europeans remain at WSOP final table". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Kirschen, Robert; Dalla, Nolan (12 November 2014). "WSOP NEWS: FELIX STEPHENSEN ELIMINATED FROM MAIN EVENT". WSOP. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Felix Stephensen to be taxed 50% on $5m WSOP Winnings". HighStakesDB. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Felix Vincent Stephensen's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
- Card Player profile
- Hendon Mob profile
- WSOP profile