Greg Raymer

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer (born 1965?) is a professional poker player.

Raymer, a law school graduate, began gambling on blackjack in the mid-1990s in midwest casinos. It wasn't long before he realized he could make better money with poker. When he moved to Stonington, Connecticut in 1999 he began playing poker at Foxwoods Resort Casino while he was working as a patent lawyer for a pharmaceutical company.

Raymer won the largest cash prize in a poker tournament ever, $5 million, by winning the 2004 World Series of Poker main event. Raymer won his entry to the tournament by playing in a $160 satellite event on PokerStars.com, just like the 2003 winner, Chris Moneymaker.

Despite being relatively unknown, Raymer had seven money finishes prior to his WSOP win, including winning a seven-card stud tournament in 2001. His career earnings total over $5.1 million.

Raymer is nicknamed "Fossilman" due to his hobby of collecting fossils. A graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School ('92), he no longer works as a lawyer but still resides in Stonington, Connecticut with his wife and daughter.

External links

• Poker Babes profile
• ESPN article on Raymer
• Hendon Mob tournament results