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Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer was born in 1964 in Minot,
North Dakota before moving to Lansing,
Michigan then again to Florida.
It was a long time before the call of poker would make its way to Raymer
and he spent more than ten years as a practicing patent attorney before doing
anything with the poker world. A casino
in Connecticut would be the first avenue for his ascent during 1999. He would spend a lot time playing there
before making his first run on the World Series of Poker. His first money finish would come in 2001 at
the Omaha hi lo
event that was eventually won by Jesus Ferguson. This would only strengthen his resolve and he
could be seen in the back drop of the 2002 series as the winner
celebrated. He was not about to give up
and he continued to move forward, playing wherever he could.
2004 was the year that it all came true. Raymer won a seat in the World Series of
Poker main event while playing at Pokerstars for $160. This would be the best thing that could have
ever happened to the new player as he worked his way to the final table. The battle was long and fierce as he finally
went on to defeat David Williams. This
win earned him five million dollars and the coveted bracelet. This ascent was very similar to that of
champion Chris Moneymaker. They both
went on to win the top spot after winning a seat in the tournament through an
online venue instead of paying the ten thousand dollar entry fee.
2005 was not quite as kind to Raymer as he finished twenty
fifth out of over five thousand players but he was able to console himself with
the more than three hundred thousand in prize money he received for the effort.
Raymer earned the nickname Fossil Man because he is an
avid collector of fossils and uses a small fossil as a card protector while
playing. Along with fellow champions
Chris Moneymaker and Joseph Hachem, Raymer is a spokesman and frequent player
at PokerStars and also appears in Poker Superstars, a televised poker event.
At 42, Raymer is one of the most feared players in the game
but is also known to be the most gracious as well as friendly players at the
table. He enjoys spending time with his
wife and child and does not perform on the World Poker Tour, but instead
prefers to stay close to home and only play in certain tournaments.
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