Felix Vincent Stephensen (born 22 July 1990) is a Norwegian semi-professional poker player currently residing in

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known for being the runner-up finisher to

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in the

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. He has earned over $300,000 playing

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playing under the alias ''"FallAtyourFeet"''.

Poker career

Stephensen is primarily an online

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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

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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. With his new fortune Stephensen flew to Las Vegas, entered the WSOP Main Event, and ended up finishing runner up to

losing to Jacobson's with his after moving all in pre-flop. The board ran out . It is believed that Stephensen would be taxed 50% of his WSOP winnings if he were to return to

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. 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. He received a sponsorship from Betsafe, an

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, the same year.

References

External links

Card Player profile

Hendon Mob profileWSOP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephensen, Felix 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian poker players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England