Greg Raymer, "Fossilman", has reached the goal of taking down a World Series Of Poker event. A previous attorney that took up poker in the late 90s, after first having played blackjack at the casinos around.
Greg was born 1964 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. He is former attorney married to Cheryl and they together have a daughter called Sophie. They live in Stonnington Connecticut where his career started of in the early 90´s. He started out playing blackjack in the early 90s before found he found the game, poker. His favourite game is No Limit Texas Holdem.
He is part of Team pokerstars, which consist of; Chris Moneymaker, Tom McEvoy, Greg Raymer, Wil Weaton, Isabelle Mercier and Evelyn Ng. You will have the opportunity to play against them all at Poker Stars.
He is easily recognized using his eye mirror glasses and aggressive style. He is one cold player and even if he was sitting with a straight flush he wouldn't move a muscle. These are some of the trademarks of Greg, The Fossilman, Raymer. The name comes from the fossils he uses as card protectors at the poker table. He has also been known to pick up his game after he has suffered from several bad beats, which proofs he has the experience and the discipline like a hunter that all poker professionals must possess.
After the winning of WSOP Main event 2004, were he won an amazing $5,000,000 the life turned around for the former attorney. He now travels all over the world together with the team of the most successful online poker room making a living of doing what is best of, playing poker. |
