16 Facts About Greg Raymer

Gregory Paul Raymer was born on June 25,1964 and nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player and author.

Greg Raymer is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Greg Raymer then moved to Clearwater, Florida, attending Dunedin Middle School, and would move later , this time to St Louis, Missouri.

Greg Raymer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a master's degree in biochemistry in 1989, and then again from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992.

Greg Raymer then practiced law as a patent attorney for more than a decade, spending the last six years of his legal career at the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

Greg Raymer is nicknamed "Fossilman" because of his fossil collecting hobby.

Greg Raymer uses a small fossil as a card protector while he plays poker.

Greg Raymer first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker event during 2001 in the $1,500 Omaha hi-lo split 8 or better event won by Chris Ferguson.

In 2005, Greg Raymer entered the inaugural British Poker Open, which was filmed in London and was the UK's biggest live poker event in history.

Greg Raymer easily won the Heartland Poker Tour Player of The Year title earning a total of $371,967 in winnings.

In October 2021, Greg Raymer won a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players' Championship worth $30,000 in the $200 HORSE tournament at the inaugural Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival, hosted by Robbie Strazynski.

Greg Raymer held them off by using a karate chop until police arrived and was unharmed.

Greg Raymer has lobbied extensively to have poker regulated and classified as a game of skill, after the passage of the UIGEA in 2006.

Since 2011, Greg Raymer has operated a poker training school called Fossilman Poker Training.

Greg Raymer was one of the original members of Team PokerStars Pro, a group of professional poker players who represent and endorse PokerStars.

In March 2013 Greg Raymer was arrested for soliciting a prostitute in North Carolina.