2004 World Series of Poker champion, Greg Raymer, moved to Raleigh North Carolina from Connecticut in 2005. Now, Raymer is going to be promoting the game of poker in the state by holding the Fossilman Challenge on April 9th, in partnership with the World Tavern Poker Tour.

The one-day event will be held at the Little River Golf Resort near Pinehurst, NC and will be a chance for many poker players to get up close and personal with the WSOP champ for a day of poker discussion, camaraderie and even some live play.

The events kick off at 11AM on Sunday morning, which will be followed by a putting contest. Unknown to many, golf is one of Raymer’s passions aside from poker. Then a one -hour speech from the former World Champion follows, which should start a lively discussion about playing both online and live poker. After that, a gourmet luncheon, during which Raymer will compete online in a heads up match with a seasoned online professional and give running analysis and commentary.

The finale of the day will be a live tournament, where the participants square off against each other and Greg will move from table to table and analyze their play. At the final table, these survivors will face one more challenge as Raymer will join them and battle down to a champion in the event.

The cost of the day-long immersion of poker is $149, which allows the poker player to participate in all the festivities, a gift bag with a commemorative t-shirt and poker chips. Plus several prizes lined up for the day.

The field for the Fossilman Challenge is being limited to just 200 players and seats are going fast for the event. Visit worldtavernpoker.com for details of the Fossilman Poker Challenge.

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