Career
He is also known for getting a Royal Flush on camera during WSOP, which has the probability of 1 in 124 000. Mikkelsen started playing poker as a 17-year-old attending Saint Olav High School. He continued playing poker recreationally while working as a truck driver in the Norwegian Army.
Mikkelsen finished fourth in the 2009 European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo.
He started the final day as the chip-leader and held it until the final 4, when he got eliminated. Mikkelsen was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker in 2007.
2nd Final in $1 million guarantee tournament online. Most Winning the world over 12 months (until November 2006) of $300 to $1000 Turbo SitnGo.
22nd place EPT Barcelona 2007.
4th place in the Paddy Power Irish Open, Dublin. 5th place in the Paddy Power Irish Open, Dublin (Omaha).