Official Greg Raymer "Fossilman" WSOP Day 6 thread- 1st place at start

[aces961]

GREG RAYMER $1,807,000 109 5
DAN HARRINGTON $1,536,000 109 7
DAVIN ANDERSON $1,436,000 111 6
MARCEL LUSKE $1,372,000 112 7
JOHN MURPHY $1,328,000 112 9
ROBERT JARRETT $1,310,000 109 7
JOSH ARIEH $1,280,000 109 6
DAVID WILLIAMS $1,138,000 111 9
MICHAEL MCCLAIN $1,001,000 109 1
CHRIS FERGUSON $956,000 110 7
ERIC VAN DER BURG $914,000 111 5
SCOTT CARPENTER $886,000 110 2
GLENN HUGHES $861,000 110 6
DAVID TRUONG $848,000 112 6
GARY JONES $802,000 110 3
HARRY DEMETRIOU $783,000 112 3
JASON SAGLE $712,000 110 9
DEWEY ARCHER $656,000 112 4
RICHARD FULLERTON $562,000 110 9
MATTIAS ANDERSSON $558,000 109 3
WILLIAM ERICKSON $557,000 112 2
AL KRUX $552,000 112 5
EDUARD SCHARF $523,000 111 1
MARTIN FEIJO $421,000 109 2
HUNG LA $396,000 110 1
MATT DEAN $357,000 111 8
JAMES GRIMES $352,000 110 4
KEVIN BOTT $340,000 111 4
BRADLEY BERMAN $337,000 109 4
JULIAN GARDNER $304,000 112 8
MATT LEFKOWITZ $290,000 111 3
GLENN COONEY $190,000 111 2

[Ulysses]

Wow. Greg must have tangled w/ another big stack very late and come out on top. Nice work.

Table 109 Seat 1 MICHAEL MCCLAIN $1,001,000
Table 109 Seat 2 MARTIN FEIJO $421,000
Table 109 Seat 3 MATTIAS ANDERSSON $558,000
Table 109 Seat 4 BRADLEY BERMAN $337,000
Table 109 Seat 5 GREG RAYMER $1,807,000
Table 109 Seat 6 JOSH ARIEH $1,280,000
Table 109 Seat 7 DAN HARRINGTON $1,536,000
Table 109 Seat 8 ROBERT JARRETT $1,310,000

32 left, there's a redraw at 27. Until that happens, this is going to be THE table. Millions more chips on this table than any other. And with five quality players w/ > $1M stacks here, big chance for someone to come out of here w/ a huge chip lead going into the big, big money.

Good luck, Greg.

[Joe Tall]

Another chip-heavy table for Greg, amazing. This is developing into quite an interesting story.

ADDED: With so many chips at that table its surely will be the featured ESPN table if they aren't filming all the tables now. Makes you wonder a little.

Go Greg!

Peace,
Joe Tall

[GWB]

What is the proper strategy for Greg at this point?

Avoid tangling with other big stacks like Harrington, and coast to the final 2 tables?

Or play great hands whenever they come, and hope they continue to hold up?

The blinds/antes must be quite small compared to his stack size.

[Myrtle]

Proper Strategy for Greg?………

I don’t know if there is such a thing that can be defined succinctly, but, knowing Greg as I do, here’s what I believe are relevant pieces that will determine what he does……

- Greg plays a “big stack” extremely well. He will steal with impunity when he believes the opportunity is right.

- He has the “math” down cold. I have seen very few who can match him at this.

- He knows the difference between “chip EV” and “$ EV” at this stage in a tournament, and will make the correct decision when faced with those dilemma’s.

- His “reads” are very solid…..He is not fearful of making a read and following through on it.

- He will be very analytical, and has the ability to “playback” action(s) of others and draw a good conclusion.

Taking all of the above into account, he will focus on making “good decisions”.

[Noo Yawk]

When I woke up this morning and saw that Greg is 1 and Dan is 2, I was just floored. A top 2+2 poster and a future 2+2 author. Sometimes the cream rises to the top, even through a field of 2600.
Just an amazing story.

Best of Luck to both of these truly great players.

[TheGrifter]

If Greg wins the WSOP this year will he be the owner of the biggest first place prize in the history of poker? I can't recall another event that even came cloes to 5mil for first place.

[Insp. Clue!So?]

He's out of position and should wait for the redraw. All the money is on his left.

Insp.

[MicroBob]

yes....it's well documented that the size of the field, the amount of the prize pool and the amount of the 1st place prize have all far eclipsed any previous poker records.

[ohkanada]

Greg won a nice pot against Josh on the last hand of the night.

Go Greg, Go Fossilman!

Ken