Official Greg "Fossilman" Raymer WSOP progress thread

[Ulysses]

For Dynasty's sanity, please post the latest re: Greg's progress here in this thread!

Last PokerPages update had him at 330k, chipleader at 600+ and avg stack of 150ish w/ 160 left.

[Tosh]

Agreed, we all wish all 2+2'ers well but its getting a bit much.

[eric5148]

350k

5th place

[Ulysses]

5:15 PM
163 players remaining.

Dan Bigelow $600,000
Eddie Scharf $560,000
Marcel Luske $430,000
Chuck Agnew $400,000
Julian Gardner $370,000
Josh Arieh $350,000
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer $330,000
Chris Ferguson $250,000
Tobias Persson $245,000
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot $230,000
Mike Matusow $220,000
Gavin Smith $200,000
Doyle Brunson $190,000
Average $158,036
Dan Harrington $140,000
Gus Hansen $110,000

From PokerPages

[Tosh]

PokerStars update just came up listing him with 200k.

[durron597]

New from PokerPages, Greg is on 250k

[Bill Murphy]

..has 260K w/134 left. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[jdl22]

6:30 PM
135 players remaining.

Matthias Andersson $600,000
Dan Bigelow $600,000
Eddie Scharf $500,000
Josh Arieh $450,000
Chuck Agnew $400,000
Marcel Luske $400,000
Mike Matusow $400,000
Chris "JESUS" Ferguson $320,000
Greg Raymer $250,000
Average $190,814
Doyle Brunson $160,000
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot $160,000
Gary Jones $130,000
Robert Boyd $80,000
Frank Braybec $70,000

[Godfather80]

Go Greg. (sorry just needed the post to stop being a stranger) /images/graemlins/mad.gif

[Godfather80]

one more should do it. /images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[fluff]

Anyone have a link to payout tables?

[jdl22]

Here (http://www.pokerpages.com/interactive/pokerforum/viewtopic.php?t=4177&sid=5e8858473a80957deaeabd440 a075693)

[fluff]

Thanks!!

[rr2000]

Fossilman's photo from stars,

http://www.pokerstars.com/2004wsop/gallery/images/9.jpg

[William]

The guy in the red shirt?

[davidross]

Where are the fossils?

[eastbay]

[ QUOTE ]
Where are the fossils?

[/ QUOTE ]

Isn't that one right there behind his chips?

eastbay

[jdl22]

Looks to me more like a soda.

/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[eastbay]

[ QUOTE ]
Looks to me more like a soda.

/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Right of the soda, wise guy. (Greg's right.)

Is it just me or does he look a little superstitious? Something about the necklaces and the funky glasses and all that junk on the table. What is that white box lookin' stuff anyway?

eastbay

[Acesover8s]

[ QUOTE ]
What is that white box lookin' stuff anyway?


[/ QUOTE ]

I'll take a wild guess and say chips and a sandwich from the deli.

[William]

He looks like the guy who was supposed to steal the DNA in Spielberg's film about the prehistoric parc (can't remember the title) He was also Cosmo's postman friend in Seinfeld (can't remember that name either) /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[eastbay]

From Pokerstars:

109 left.

"Greg Raymer may have the toughest remaining table. He's sandwiched in between two very aggressive, tournament-toughened players in Mike Matuso and John Esposito, both bracelet winners with chips."

Greg ain't chopped liver, either, pal.

eastbay

[LtColJW]

1030 PM LVT

Fossilman has 260K w/ 107 players left. Average stack 240K.

[Vehn]

http://www.themoviegeek.com/cast_graphics/WayneKnight.jpg

[William]

YES! him, thanks Vehn.

I love the guy! He's so funny!

William

[jacki]

nnnnnnnnewman!

[eastbay]

I guess ESPN is getting all Nazi about the online reporting. Updates have slown to a crawl with comments like "ESPN is making this very difficult."

eastbay

[Dynasty]

[ QUOTE ]
I guess ESPN is getting all Nazi about the online reporting. Updates have slown to a crawl with comments like "ESPN is making this very difficult."

[/ QUOTE ]

There should only be about ten tables left. ESPN can't be expected to get good TV coverage if a bunch of website reporters are getting in their way constantly. When there were 130 tables at the start of the tournament, I'm sure there was plenty of room for everybody.

[brassnuts]

Any info on Fossilman's status at the end of day 4?

[Chris Dow]

[ QUOTE ]
Greg ain't chopped liver, either, pal.

[/ QUOTE ]

Go Greg!!

[Phat Mack]

Table 104 Seat 2 GREG RAYMER $466,000

Go Greg!

[TylerD]

Good luck Greg!

1 John Murphy 765,000
2 Joshua Arieh 754,000
3 Marcel Luske 613,000
4 Michael McClain 604,000
5 Davin Andersson 598,000
6 Eduard Scharf 564,000
7 Jason Sagle 555,000
8 Gary Jones 536,000
9 Patrick O'Conner 530,000
10 Vinh Truong 529,000
11 Mattias Andersson 518,000
12 Daniel Alaei 508,000
13 Desmond Portano 499,000
14 David Williams 491,000
15 Dan Harrington 479,000
16 Richard Fullerton 476,000
17 Gregory Paul Raymer 466,000
18 Peter Giordano 447,000
19 Gavin Smith 443,000
20 Chris Ferguson 439,000
21 Matt Dean 426,000
22 Todd Rupert 412,000
23 Charidimos 'Harry' Demetriou 394,000
24 Frank Russomanno 388,000
25 Kevin Bott 383,000
26 Kostas Angeloudis 373,000
27 Ayhan Alsancak 369,000
28 Kevin Schaffel 361,000
28 Edward Foster 361,000
30 David Angel 356,000
31 Dan Bigelow 346,000
31 Dewey Archer 346,000
33 Julian Gardner 343,000
34 Scott Carpenter 330,000
35 Richard Osborne 327,000
36 Bryan Bevis 313,000
37 Henrik Olsen 310,000
38 Andrew Wynn 309,000
39 James Hoeppner 300,000
40 Robert Jarrett 288,000
41 Chuck Pacheco 284,000
42 Gregg Turk 269,000
42 Sam Libicki 269,000
44 Stephen Lott 256,000
45 Mario Zeledon 247,000
46 Dung Nguyen 230,000
46 Martin Feijo 230,000
48 Tobias Persson 227,000
49 Matthew Hilger 220,000
49 Conrad Brett Ehart 220,000
51 Eric Van Der Berg 219,000
51 V. Senthil Kumar 219,000
51 Ali Eslami 219,000
54 James Grimes 215,000
55 Robert Daniel 211,000
56 Doc Barry 209,000
57 Ken Borror 202,000
58 Jeffrey Calkins 192,000
59 Dani Pourat 189,000
60 Matt Lefkowitz 180,000
60 Al Krux 180,000
62 Antonio Abesamis 169,000
63 A. Van Nguyen 167,000
64 Paul Kraus 157,000
65 Jess Kaufmann 153,000
65 Michael Zelin 153,000
67 Doyle Brunson 151,000
68 Daniel Adelson 150,000
69 Glenn Hughes 145,000
70 William Erickson 144,000
71 Blair Rodman 142,000
72 Hung La 140,000
73 Chuck Agnew 138,000
74 David 'Devil Fish' Ulliott 129,000
75 Matt Treasure 127,000
76 Glen Cooney 120,000
77 Chris Heinschel 117,000
78 Bradley Berman 111,000
79 Donny Ariel 106,000
80 Ben Johnson 85,000
81 Peter Damato 76,000
82 Nils Paulsen 71,000
83 Scott Lundberg 68,000

[RollaJ]

[ QUOTE ]
Agreed, we all wish all 2+2'ers well but its getting a bit much.

[/ QUOTE ]

You seem to have been around here a while, perhaps not in the tourney section or the NL/PL section, but Greg has earned everything we can try to give back to him and more. His posts are probably the most worthwhile on the board, and certainly are when it comes to NL play.

<font color="red"> Good Luck Greg, Bring it home!! </font>

[Al_Capone_Junior]

I got $25 on Fossilman!

Go Greg!

al

[Joe Tall]

Table 104 Seat 2 GREG RAYMER $466,000
Table 104 Seat 3 BRETT EHART $220,000
Table 104 Seat 4 DEWEY ARCHER $346,000
Table 104 Seat 5 BRYAN BEVIS $313,000
Table 104 Seat 6 ERIC VAN DER BURG $219,000
Table 104 Seat 7 GREGG TURK $269,000
Table 104 Seat 8 JULIAN GARDNER $343,000
Table 104 Seat 9 JOHN MURPHY $765,000

Glancing over the other tables, Greg's table is chip heavy. This could be a huge day for Greg.

Good Luck, Greg.

Peace,
Joe Tall

[TheGrifter]

$25 that he wins it all? What kind of odds you want?

[J.R.]

Greg is seated next to snakehead (seat 3).


here (http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=tourn&amp;Number=206556&amp;Forum= ,All_Forums,&amp;Words=&amp;Searchpage=1&amp;Limit=100&amp;Main=20 6556&amp;Search=true&amp;where=bodysub&amp;Name=396&amp;daterange= 1&amp;newerval=2&amp;newertype=y&amp;olderval=1&amp;oldertype=y&amp;bo dyprev=#Post206556)
there (http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result6922.htm)

[Deelah]

Newman!!! Looooooool

[Tosh]

[ QUOTE ]

You seem to have been around here a while, perhaps not in the tourney section or the NL/PL section, but Greg has earned everything we can try to give back to him and more. His posts are probably the most worthwhile on the board, and certainly are when it comes to NL play.

<font color="red"> Good Luck Greg, Bring it home!! </font>

[/ QUOTE ]

You don't need to tell me that, I would be very happy for Greg to get a big score in this but its selfish for the users who aren't bothered (I'm not included in that) to flood every board with 2 minute updates.

[Joe Tall]

Greg is seated next to snakehead (seat 3).

That's pretty wild. Nice work.

Peace,
Joe Tall

[ohkanada]

Way to go Greg.

When I went to bed last night I hadn't seen any reports on his progress for over an hour and I wasn't sure what to think. Nice to see he gained chips the final 2 levels!

Ken

[eastbay]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Greg ain't chopped liver, either, pal.

[/ QUOTE ]

Go Greg!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Esposito and Matusow are both out. Greg is in 16th place. So much for Greg being outclassed.

eastbay

[ohkanada]

Looking at the liveactionpoker site I noticed that Greg was moved to the espn table late last night with 250k. At some point he was up to 550k and finally ended with the 466k.

Ken

[bonanz]

was down there last night (tues. day 4) and greg was at the featured table, not sure if anyone mentioned that yet. He's gonna be all over tv. busted out some guy in a race with his pocket 5's against unimproved A-K hearts. Then he won another race, but i couldnt see what the hand was, but he got excited over this one and clapped his hands together and yelled out YEAH! making good solid plays and a little bit of luck it seems...go nicely together when trying to win a tourney /images/graemlins/wink.gif

bonanz

[Joe Tall]

I noticed that Greg was moved to the espn table late last night with 250k. At some point he was up to 550k and finally ended with the 466k.

And I'm sure the fossils will make an interesting side story. Stuff like that is a producers dream.

Peace,
Joe Tall

[Tosh]

Can't wait to read Greg's tournament report.

[BettnTibetn]

Fossil man just lost KK to JJ....only lost a little bit

[Ghazban]

They're playing already? I thought they didn't start until noon.

[ohkanada]

No they don't start for another 3 1/2 hours (noon in Vegas).

Ken

[Phishy McFish]

How surreal will it be to see the hole cards of the other player and realize what they had to be thinking as he made what must have been many great plays/hands against them to make it this far??

(This based on that he'll get to as he’s been at the ESPN table)

Winning millions might be a bit surreal as well.... /images/graemlins/grin.gif

GOOD LUCK GREG!!

[Phishy McFish]

Since I was still a 2+2 virgin when they started (they have yet to stop) showing Moneymaker's run......I had no idea who won or made the final table until I watched. This made it a great show for me. I think the ratings will eb helped by less people knowing about it.

However, the arguement against is that I along with many players I know....watch the thing over and over and over......so maybe it won't hurt the ratings as much as I assume.

While watching it in June.....I would like to say...."Hey...I post on a board with that guy who won. Well, no....I don't KNOW him......no...I'm not good enough to play in his games....BUT I POST THERE!!!"

[chet]

Would someone be so kind as to post links to some of Greg's more helpful threads?

TIA

[Phishy McFish]

/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[TxSteve]

yes..this is exciting!

i'm probably way behind here...but when will the espn episodes start airing?

it's gonna be great go get greg's commentary on hands after we've all watched them

[Sundevils21]

I think you're right that ESPN would rather nobody know the outcome until they air it on tv, but I don't think it really matters. WPT, does the same thing and they wait months to air tournaments. If the NBA playoffs were not shown live, instead a month later, I don't think anybody would watch if they already knew the outcome. I don't think that is the case for the WSOP. In basketball, the games are pretty much the same there is not anything that really distinguishes it from the previous game. But every poker tournament is completely different from the previous one. Just because I will know that on Friday Fossilman /images/graemlins/wink.gif won the WSOP, doesn't make me want to watch it any less. How did he win, what happend? I think that makes poker different.

[La Brujita]

chet,

I don't know if you were kidding or serious but I will give you a serious answer. Click on his name and read every post he makes. It will make you a better nl player.

He is that good of a poster.

[chet]

[ QUOTE ]
chet,

I don't know if you were kidding or serious but I will give you a serious answer. Click on his name and read every post he makes. It will make you a better nl player.

He is that good of a poster.

[/ QUOTE ]

I am serious. I am new to the forum, and am still figuring out the navigation, and various forums--there are so many.

So please don't read anything else into my request other than an interest in reading some of his more memorable posts.

[Sloats]

[ QUOTE ]
I think you're right that ESPN would rather nobody know the outcome until they air it on tv, but I don't think it really matters. WPT, does the same thing and they wait months to air tournaments. If the NBA playoffs were not shown live, instead a month later, I don't think anybody would watch if they already knew the outcome. I don't think that is the case for the WSOP. In basketball, the games are pretty much the same there is not anything that really distinguishes it from the previous game. But every poker tournament is completely different from the previous one. Just because I will know that on Friday Fossilman /images/graemlins/wink.gif won the WSOP, doesn't make me want to watch it any less. How did he win, what happend? I think that makes poker different.

[/ QUOTE ]

ESPN won't show anything until Hockey starts. Then, they feel, they have no sports to show or talk about.

(Well, when MLB is done)

[Al_Capone_Junior]

I already made the bet. I doubt any loyal Fossilman followers would want harrington anyway. I figured it to be easy $$. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

I wouldn't know what kind of odds to place on his winning it all, i really am not paying that much attention to it.

al

[JoeU]

Chet,

If you go to the no limit or tournament sections, and scan the posts for his name, you can click on his name. At his page, there will be a link to "view all users posts". From there, you can read everything the man has written.

Being from CT, I'm especially rooting for Greg. Its gotten to the point where I call JTG51 during the day to get any updates possible.

I am also rooting for Snakehead. I think he is one of the better posters in the High Stakes forum.

Lets see a Fossilman/Snakehead heads up final! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Joe

[drewjustdrew]

Seriously, what you were told is the truth. 99.9% of what he says is gold. A large majority of his posts are to other posters' threads, so he doesn't normally initiate. He sincerely and correctly answers questions and gives advice to the questions of others. You won't get that much out of threads that he initiates. They mostly walk you through a couple hands from a tournament he placed high in.

[TJSWAN]

Some one also made a false e.mail report yesterday claiming Greg had lost a big pot to Ferguson. Too bad someone&lt; and I don't mean the poster here &gt; thinks this is amusing or has some sort of dislike that they would be doing this.

Stick to pokerpages or pokervoice for true reports.


Tim

[TJSWAN]

At least Greg has him on his immediate right, so will be acting after him.

Also do he and snakehead know each other from previous tournaments?

Tim

[William]

Stick to pokerpages or pokervoice for true reports

You mean the post I just read at RPG stating that Fossilman has been sick all night and has withdrawn from the main event could be false?

That's a relief... maybe... /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Aces McGee]

[ QUOTE ]
In basketball, the games are pretty much the same there is not anything that really distinguishes it from the previous game.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's ridiculous. Individual basketball (or hockey, football, soccer, baseball, whatever) games are just as unique as each poker tournament is unique.

-McGee

[Ulysses]

[ QUOTE ]
Some one also made a false e.mail report yesterday claiming Greg had lost a big pot to Ferguson. Too bad someone&lt; and I don't mean the poster here &gt; thinks this is amusing or has some sort of dislike that they would be doing this.

[/ QUOTE ]

Anyone that would find it amusing to spew some random BS about a player they don't know and see it instantly propogated to throngs of fans who don't even know the guy sounds like a real jerk. If that person found it especially amusing that such completely fabricated information went to Greg's backer list, that individual is definitely just a horrible person.

[curmudgeon]

see some video on pokerpages.com /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Good on ya mate!

[Scooterdoo]

If Greg manages to make it to the final table I wonder how they will spin his online qualifier. Will he be another poker nobody who managed to make it to the WSOP via a cheap internet victory or will the truth come out and will Greg be recognized as an experienced and accomplished tournament player who would have played anyway internet or not -- I'm sure Pokerstars will spin it this way (Fossilman made lots of money, you can too!) With so many sattellites available on the internet it only makes sense for all players -- pros and novices -- to try qualifying prior to heading to Vegas.

Anyway, back to rooting for Greg to see how this all plays out.

[ohkanada]

Action must be slow at Gregs table. I havn't seen any of his table mentioned at all. No one busted out or no interesting hands.

Down to 74.

Ken

[CrackerZack]

Its a very chip heavy table. When people start dropping from it, a couple of monsters will be created. Keep us firewall restrained people updated.

[ohkanada]

Devilfish is OUT! After doubling up earlier, he goes allin with A7 and is called by QQ.

71 to go.

[Tosh]

Yeh that sucks. Was hoping to see the Devilfish at the final table.

[Billy LTL]

[ QUOTE ]
Greg Raymer leads the field at the 2004 WSOP after day 5. Greg has $1,807,000 and is followed by Dan Harrington $1,536,000 and Davin Anderson $1,436,000. Play resumes at noon today with 32 remaining players. Current prize money is $80,000 and that jumps up to $120,000 for 27th spot.

[/ QUOTE ]

http://www2.pokerpages.com/index.htm

[josie_wales]

Wow,

This is so exciting to see one of out own in the lead at THE wsop. As excited as I am, I cannot imagine how excited he is.

Go, Greg, Go!

Josie Wales

[sfer]

Holy crap. Do we need another post saying how cool this is? Yes we do. Go get 'em Fossilman!

[jwp]

Make it another! I am on the edge of my keyboard following the reports.

Go Greg!

JWP

[eastbay]

Goddamn it! I have a big report due tomorrow and I can't do anything but surf WSOP reports! Damn you, Greg!

eastbay

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Greg Raymer leads the field at the 2004 WSOP after day 5. Greg has $1,807,000 and is followed by Dan Harrington $1,536,000

this was the last time I checked.

Cmon Greg! I got $25 on ya!

al

[Al_Capone_Junior]

fossilman

just won a huge pot

and is now chip leader by even more

he has like 3.8 million

GO FOSSILMAN!!!!!!!!!!!

Greg will do the world of poker and 2+2 a GREAT service by WINNING!!!!!

al

[builtiz]

I know John, and out of all our friends he is the best NLHE player, although he gets killed in the home games! LOL!
This is just the beginning of a legacy btw! Watch out for the young guns!

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Greg has shared some of his success with me...

My account at PS was just credited $25 because Greg outlasted Harrington!

Go Greg!

He's gonna win it all folks!

al

[ohkanada]

I hadn't read Harrington is out yet.

[Eric P]

it seems like he's winning every hand he plays from what i've been reading, he is killing it, had more than 2x the next guy a little bit ago

[B Dids]

Which Harrington- Dan's still in from what we know.

[jumpthru]

You best be joking...Newman from Seinfield in Jurrasic Park

[ QUOTE ]
He looks like the guy who was supposed to steal the DNA in Spielberg's film about the prehistoric parc (can't remember the title) He was also Cosmo's postman friend in Seinfeld (can't remember that name either) /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

[B Dids]

Wayne Knight was in that movie... hell, he almost played Newman.

[woodguy]

We were at the same table at the start of day 1. He plays fast and loose, but changes it up enough to keep you on your toes.
Didn't tangle with him too much, but he beat the hell out of the other loose players at the table.
Hung out with him on the breaks a bit and he is a great guy.
(I busted out around 760th after 1st break on Monday)
Regards,
woodguy

[iceblink]

Can you believe John Murphy was an hour late to the tables yesterday, causing him to lose ~T$160,000 in blinds?!

Apparently the story is that the Bellagio, where he was staying, forgot to give him his wake-up call! Damn, I'd sue them! Of course I would've had two or three alarm clocks set in the first place, one of them battery operated, what with the Bellagio's unreliable power supply and all ;-)

[schwza]

what's a good site to get updates? i'm at work so i can't do the stars simulcast /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[ohkanada]

Here, pokerpages.com, pokervoice.com, gutshot, liveactionpoker.com, rgp. I am sure there will be a few more as well.

Bring home the Braclet,
Ken

[fluff]

Well, at least we know who's playing Greg when they make a movie about his rise to World Poker championship.