Greg Raymer

Name: Greg Raymer
Nickname: Fossilman
Current Residence: Stonington, Conn.
Birth Date: November 30, 1963
Birth Place: Minot, N.D.

Forgive Greg Raymer, if you can, for his poor choice in eyewear.

He still has plenty of redeeming qualities, not the least of which is a World Series of Poker Championship title, a lucrative sponsorship with PokerStars.com, graduate degrees in biochemistry and law and a white-picket-fence family life in North Carolina.

And though he may seem an unlikely candidate to become a world-class gambler, as it happens Raymer is perfectly suited to... Read More >>

Trivia

Considers poker to be an art form just like painting
Is the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion
Collects fossils and uses them as card protectors
Has graduate degrees in biochemistry and law

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 WSOP, Event 2 - $40k No-Limit Hold'em	3rd	$774,927
2008 Special, NBC Heads-Up Championship	9th	$25,000
2007 WSOP, Event 39, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	14th	$103,008
2007 WSOP, Event 20, 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	4th	$41,460
2007 WSOP, Event 14, 7-Card Stud	6th	$19,680
2007 WSOP, Event 3, No-Limit Hold'em	131st	$4,706
2006 WSOP, Event 38, No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/re-buys	5th	$93,124
2006 WSOP, Event 2, No-Limit Hold'em	63rd	$7,578
2005 WSOP, Event 42, No-Limit Hold'em Championship	25th	$304,680
2005 WSOP, Event 22, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	6th	$119,450
2005 WSOP, Event 2, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	86th	$3,975
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	1st	$5,000,000
2001 WSOP, Event 3, $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo	12th	$5,345