Greg "Fossliman" Raymer - The WSOP 2004 Texas Holdem Champion

Texas Holdem is a game, which can be played by everyone. But if you want to master it, you have to be really good. The games of skill can be a pleasant hobby, but it will be even better to turn this activity in a professional occupation. By this way you can receive great amount of money and to become popular to each person in the world. TexasHoldemPot offers you to read more about the greatest Texas Holdem players and to learn from them.

One of the most eccentric Texas Holdem players is Greg Raymer. He was born in 1964 in North Dakota. Nowadays, he lives in Stonington Connecticut with his family. He has a daughter and his loves her very much. He is a successful person with nice job, lovely family and friends. The Texas Holdem game changed his life entirely.

Greg Raymer started to play cards like most of the people - in the college. When he graduated, he continued to play vying games. He took part mostly in the local charity games in Chicago. Gregs favorite games are Texas Holdem and Omaha Hi/Lo. Reading a lot of books, related to poker games is the secret, which helped this man to learn everything about poker and to use it at the table. His more serious performances were in Foxwoods Casino. Since 1999 he has started to participate in No Limit Texas Holdem tournaments. This is an excellent way for each player to get used to the game.

The first significant win of Greg Raymer was in 2000, when he finished out at third place and won $49,000 at World Poker Finals. But like a real ambitious player, Greg was very disappointed that he did not win the event. After a certain period of lull, this player continued to play Texas Holdem at one of the most reliable online poker rooms - Poker Stars. There he learned more about the game, especially about the tournaments - different strategies and tips. He became a master in short-handed and heads-up games and he did not miss the great opportunity to take part in a major tournament and he won a entry fee to the best Texas Holdem tournament - World Series of Poker. Beating more than 2570 players he become the 2004 WSOP winner. He received over $5 millions and this is the biggest payout in the poker history.

The nickname of Greg Raymer is the Fossilman. This strange and untraditional name is due to the fact that Greg uses a fossil to protect his cards at the Texas Holdem table. Several years ago, he visited a rock and mineral show in San Diego and he bought a fossil from there. Another specific feature of Greg "Fossilman" Raymer is that he almost ever wears lizard eyed 3-D hologram glasses. Undoubtedly, he is a player with many skills and style.