does anyone here like raymer?

[johnbaker]

i dont think he shoud have hit matusow, but he could have done something besides sit there and just take it. theres thousands of things he could have just said to make mike shut up, without being an asshole.

[TajaUk]

He took his chips thats all the talking he needed to do. Why say anything when the shit talking pratt makes himself look bad with his carrying on tactics. I would have done the same thing, sit back and keep it all inside.

[drewjax]

I couldnt agree more with Penguin. Just let Mike the Mouth try to push him around and bide your time. Raymer is someone with a brain, not a mouth. Anyone can rant and rave and swear (ask me, I'm good at it, lol), but it takes someone with character to sit back and let it play to your advantage. Raymer just let Mike be Mike. Remember Raymer isnt just another internet newbie. He's been playing for awhile now. In B&M's (foxwoods mostly) and in WSOP, as well as online.
And, he did give it back to Mike rather nicely, just nonchalantly. After Mike talked his chit, Raymer calmly said "thanks for busting me Mike". That hurst more than any taunting, swearing whatever you can do.

[Gutzz]

Hey guys,

Well, I think Raymer's awesome. I watched the tournament live on PS, saw his pic, and saw all the plays he made (many of which I wasn't too pleased with), and imediately didn't like him.

Then the WSOP eps came on, and my opinion of him changed sooooooo fast. He's very polite, humble, gracious, and doesn't sound like an unintelligent jerk (seems to be all too common in poker players).

Cheers,

Gutzz