Posted on 01/02/2005 3:06:22 AM PST by PokerGod
LAS VEGAS - Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series (news - web sites) of Poker champion, apparently knows how to wield more than a stack of chips when everything is riding on it.
The soft-spoken patent attorney from Stonington, Conn., fought off a pair of attackers Dec. 20 at the Bellagio hotel-casino after he had finished playing a cash game of poker, according to a Las Vegas police report.
Raymer was returning to his room about 2 a.m. when two men approached, the report said. As he opened the door to the room, they tried to push him in.
But the heavyset Raymer resisted and began struggling with the men, the report said. As he was fighting, one of the men pulled out a gun and said: "We just want the money."
But Raymer didn't give up, and yelled for security, causing the men to flee.
A security officer said one of the suspects was a poker player and also recognized him from a previous incident.
Police made an arrest in the case but the report didn't identify the person.
Raymer, known as the "Fossilman" in poker circles, won the WSOP Texas Hold'Em title and $5 million in cash. He beat out a field of 2,576 in May to win the prestigious event.
On a poker message board, Raymer recently wrote: "I don't write this to brag, I just want any robbery-minded people out there who hear about this to know that I'm a tough mark, and they won't get that much off me even if they succeed."
I should have realized it from your tagline. :)
Ani mitsta-er.
I only speak a little bit of Hebrew now. I used to speak it fluently but I have been lax. I was bar mizvahed as a child, but I only go to temple for the holidays normally. I attend a reformed congregation when I do go, everyone there is so liberal. I don't know why. :P
I knew I was a conservative when I gave my gambling winnings sheet to my accountant and he told me that I'd end up paying about 30% of my income in federal taxes, after deductions. :)
Don't read TJ's book if you value your money. He is a fantastic player but a terrible author.
Sklansky's tournament book is fantastic, as is his Hold Em Poker for Advanced Players. That's my everyday bible.
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