Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer – WSOP Champion
Texas Hold’em Poker is the name of the game and Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer is the World Series of Poker Champion. He’s the friendly face of poker and he’s the host of the Delaware Park Classic contest.
As far as poker players go, Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer is the celeb to watch out for. He’s a skilled poker professional and his pedigree speaks volumes about his Texas Holdem poker talents. He won the 2004 WSOP. His views on poker are pretty well-known. He’s idolized the online poker world over as a serious poker aficionado with a penchant for this game of skill. He hails from St. Louis and he’s been a vocal critic of the FBI and USDOJ’s crackdown of online poker rooms Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker. For the Fossilman, it’s all about dollars and cents. According to the Fossilman, tacking the issue of morality onto poker’s back is in itself an immoral act. For Greg Raymer, poker is the quintessential game of skill and strategy. There’s simply no other explanation why the best poker players dominate the arena so consistently. But Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer has another ace up his sleeve…
Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer and the Delaware Park Classic Poker Contest
Kevin Castora, Delaware Park’s poker manager, announced that 2004 WSOP Champion Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer will host the prestigious Delaware Park Classic Contest (DPCC). As the foremost poker contest in the Northeast, the DPCC manages to attract scores of seasoned poker professionals and poker novices into the gaming fold. Players from across the United States are welcomed with open arms at the Delaware Park Classic Contest. The tournament takes place from March 14th through April the 2nd 2012. Satellites for the Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer Invitational contest take place on the 27th February 2012. These contest are going to add $3k to the 12h00 noon $30 Buy-in Event , $1.5k to the 16h00, $30 Buy-in Event as well as $1.5k to the 19h00, $30 Buy-in Event. The ‘Fossilman’ encourages legal-age fans to play online poker in safe and responsible manner.
2012 WSOP Circuit Events Review
Among the world’s most prized poker tournaments, the WSOP ranks as the industry leader. With the WSOP circuit already underway this year, some exciting results have already been recorded. Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace recently played host to the WSOPC during its 3rd stop.
Caesars Palace is home to arguably the finest casino and hotel entertainment in all of Las Vegas. With the WSOP Circuit gracing this world-class casino recently, fans of Texas Hold’em poker were chomping at the bit. The recent leg of the tour got underway on the 19th January 2012. A grand tally of twelve World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring contests took place.
Among the featured attractions at this scintillating poker tourney was the $1,600 WSOPC Main Event. It took place on the 27th January 2012. In 2011 the selfsame tournament drew some 496 players with a staggering prize pool of some $714,240. The winner of this toughly contested affair was Christopher Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada. His paycheck was recorded as $153,559. Texas Holdem is clearly alive and well in Las Vegas and the WSOP Circuit Events are testimony to that fact.
Results of the WSOP Circuit Events
The recent winner of the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event in Durant, Oklahoma was Abraham Araya. This poker aficionado bested 977 contenders to take the title and with it a nifty payday of $270,380. On his way to Texas Hold’em glory, he claimed the T.J.Cloutier Choctaw Poker Challenge in October 2011.
Play Online Poker and Enjoy Texasholdem
For a great many Texas Holdem players such poker accolades – the WSOP Circuit Events – are but a distant dream. That’s where online poker sites come into play. For seasoned veterans and novices alike, entry into prestigious poker tournaments such as the WSOP Circuit events is possible by way of online poker satellites. In order to play online poker, a certain degree of competency is required, but with strategic play and a little Lady Luck, positive results are entirely possible.
WSOP 2011 Schedule Released
The most important poker tournament of the world World Series of Poker will be held 42nd times in 2011. Copyright owner of the tournament Caesars Entertainment Corporation recently released the schedule of the WSOP and announced some important changes in the structure of the events.
The 42nd annual WSOP will start just after one day of the Memorial Day on 31st of May and run for 50 days until 19 of July. The tournament will be held as normally since 2005 Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the US laws anyone can participate over the age of 21 years.
The organizers also announced an important change in the tournament structure so called hard stop. The players will play a maximum of ten levels a day and if the ten levels reached they will stop playing apart from the fact that how many of them remaining, and the event will be continued on the next day.
Although detailed schedule will be released only in January, it is announced that the 42nd World Series of Poker Main Event will begin on 7th of July and finish on 19 July with remaining the nine poker players participating at the final table in November for the most precious WSOP bracelet.