LAS VEGAS -- Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series 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 HoldEm 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." |
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