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

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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.

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0:00Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week��s guest is 2004 WSOP Main Event champion, Greg Raymer.
1:15Bernard 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.
1:37Hollis 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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6:53Bernard welcomes back Greg Raymer to the show.
8:34Greg 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.��
11:59Greg 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.��
14:20Greg recalls the media presence during the 2005 WSOP Main Event.
16:48Bernard 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.
20:30Bernard 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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28:39Bernard continues his interview with Greg Raymer, the 2004 WSOP Main Event winner.
30:31Greg 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.��
36:10Greg discusses his new book, Fossilman��s Winning Tournament Strategies. ��I love teaching and love explaining things to people.��
40:29Follow Bernard��s tweet at @BernardLeePoker for a chance to win an autographed copy of Greg��s book.
44:29Greg 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.��
45:55Greg discusses always playing the WSOP Senior��s Event because there is so much value.

Let us know what you think of the show - tweet about the podcast using #BernardLeePokerShow, and be sure to follow @BernardLeePoker on Twitter or Instagram.

You can follow Greg Raymer on Twitter @Fossilman.

The Bernard Lee Poker Show is now available on iTunes.

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