Felix Stephensen
{{Short description|Norwegian poker player (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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|name=Felix Stephensen
|nickname= FallAtyourFeet
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|hometown=London, England
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|07|22}}
|birth_place=Oslo, Norway
|wsop bracelet count=None
|wsop final tables=1
|wsop money finishes=3
|wsop main event best finish rank=2nd
|wsop main event best finish year=2014
|multi-year wsop winner
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|ept final tables=1
|ept money finishes=4
|updated=2014-12-16
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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".{{Cite web| title = Felix Stephensen - PokerNews| work = PokerNews Global| accessdate = 16 January 2015| url = http://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/felix-stephensen/}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Samano |first=Simon |date=6 November 2014 |title=Poker player parlays crazy World Cup prop bet into spot at WSOP main event final table |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/11/world-series-of-poker-felix-stephensen-world-cup-prop-bet |access-date=16 January 2015 |website=For The Win|publisher=USA Today}}
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 {{cards|10h|10d}} with his {{cards|Ah|9h}} after moving all in pre-flop. The board ran out {{cards|3s|9c|10c|Kd|4c}}.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2014 |title=Three Europeans remain at WSOP final table |url=https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/11857476/final-three-set-world-series-poker-final |access-date=16 January 2015 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Kirschen |first=Robert |last2=Dalla |first2=Nolan |date=12 November 2014 |title=WSOP NEWS: FELIX STEPHENSEN ELIMINATED FROM MAIN EVENT |url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2014/Nov/5118/FELIX-STEPHENSEN-ELIMINATED-FROM-MAIN-EVENT.html |access-date=16 January 2015 |website=WSOP}} It is believed that Stephensen would be taxed 50% of his WSOP winnings if he were to return to Norway.{{Cite web |date=19 November 2014 |title=Felix Stephensen to be taxed 50% on $5m WSOP Winnings |url=http://www.highstakesdb.com/5263-felix-stephensen-to-be-taxed-50-on-5m-wsop-winnings.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108051029/https://www.highstakesdb.com/5263-felix-stephensen-to-be-taxed-50-on-5m-wsop-winnings.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 January 2019 |access-date=16 January 2015 |website=HighStakesDB}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Felix Vincent Stephensen's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125528 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He received a sponsorship from Betsafe, an online casino brand owned by Betsson, the same year.{{cite web | last=Huber | first=David | title=Betsafe Signs World Series of Poker November Niner Felix Stephensen to its Roster | website=Pokerfuse | date=2014-08-20 | url=https://pokerfuse.com/news/industry/2014-08-20-betsafe-signs-world-series-poker-november-niner-felix-stephensen-its-roster/ | access-date=2025-04-27}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/335316-felix-stephenson Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125528 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=177935 WSOP profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Oslo