The Bernard Lee Poker Show 12-13: 2004 WSOP Main Event champ, Greg Raymer - Part 2

August 01, 2019

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Guests:

Greg Raymer @Fossilman

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In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee concludes his interview with the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer.

This week, Greg recalls his 2005 WSOP run where he finished 25th out of a field of 5,619 and his 2012 Heartland Poker Tour Player of the Year run. He also discusses his new book, Fossilman’s Winning Tournament Strategies. Retweet and Follow Bernard’s tweet at @BernardLeePoker for a chance to win an autographed copy of Greg’s book.

Show Time Stamps

0:00	Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is 2004 WSOP Main Event champion, Greg Raymer.
1:15	Bernard talks about Greg Raymer’s new book, Fossilman’s Winning Tournament Strategies. Follow Bernard’s tweet at @BernardLeePoker for a chance to win an autographed copy of Greg’s book.
1:37	Hollis Holcomb captured the first WSOP Circuit Main Event of the 2019-2020 season at Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma. He bested a field of 976 entries, earning $255,535 and a seat into the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship.
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6:53	Bernard welcomes back Greg Raymer to the show.
8:34	Greg joins the show once again and discusses his incredible run in the 2005 WSOP Main Event. “I was thrilled to get moved to the feature table…I find it easier to win on the feature table. A lot of players…they don’t make plays at the feature table because they don’t want to look stupid when it gets on TV. They are much more straight forward in how they play things. They don’t try crazy bluffs.”
11:59	Greg explains the difference of the atmosphere between Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas as compared to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino near the Las Vegas Strip. “It just became a zoo.”
14:20	Greg recalls the media presence during the 2005 WSOP Main Event.
16:48	Bernard and Greg discuss going back to Binion’s Horseshoe for the final 27 players of the 2005 WSOP Main Event, including a fan who drove in from Florida.
20:30	Bernard and Greg recall the hand versus Aaron Kanter that decimated his stack and lead to his eventual elimination in 25th place from the 2005 WSOP Main Event.
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28:39	Bernard continues his interview with Greg Raymer, the 2004 WSOP Main Event winner.
30:31	Greg recalls his incredible 2012 HPT Player of The Year run, where he won four HPT events. “I just happened to have my run good in a very condensed period of time. I have played a lot of HPT’s since 2012 and haven’t won any of them since then.”
36:10	Greg discusses his new book, Fossilman’s Winning Tournament Strategies. “I love teaching and love explaining things to people.”
40:29	Follow Bernard’s tweet at @BernardLeePoker for a chance to win an autographed copy of Greg’s book.
44:29	Greg discusses the WSOP tournaments that he is really looking forward to. “Obviously the Main Event…Beyond that I love the draw games especially the no-limit single draw tournaments. I love the dealer’s choice… stud tournaments…I love all those other games and most of the rest of the year, you just can’t play them.”
45:55	Greg discusses always playing the WSOP Senior’s Event because there is so much value.

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