Federated Sports + Gaming, the company behind the failed Epic Poker League, has caused outrage over its handling of finances and executive payments. The case could mean the end of the Hearland Poker Tour, too.
Federated Sports + Gaming's bankruptcy comes after serious economical hardships for the company, court files show. At the time of the bankruptcy, FSG owed more than $7 million to more than 100 creditors.
The Epic Poker League will be taking on European audiences in its second season after it has emerged that the controversial pro league has signed a deal with The Poker Channel. The broadcasting of altogether 70 hours of poker TV will begin this weekend.
Chris Klodnicki has claimed the Epic Poker League's third main event title this year after winning the $20,000 Mix Max Event at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Klodnicki took home $801,680 for the win.
Erik Seidel is heading for his third consecutive Epic Poker League final table. Seidel holds the chip lead of the League's third tournament this year, looking to make a deep run with just 61 players left.
Doyle Brunson has become the first player in Epic League history to receive a lifetime membership card to play in all future main events. Brunson said to be honored but also hinted that he may not be playing in the league at all.
Epic Poker League has announced a new partnership with USA Today. The new collaboration will see Epic's patent pending Global Poker Index published in USA Today's online and print editions every week.
Mike McDonald is the Epic Poker League's newest champion after the young American bested a strong final table to claim the championship ring. McDonald beat David Steicke heads-up for a $782k first prize.
The Epic Poker League's second event has played down to its final table, with David Steicke and Erik Seidel topping the counts. Event #1 winner David "Chino" Rheem busted in 19th place.
The Epic Poker League's second event is down to just 23 players, with WSOP bracelet holder Fabrice Soulier holding the chip lead. Several big names fell on a busy Day 2, including Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow.
The second Epic Poker League Main Event has begun at Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Jamie Kaplan is the current chip leader with 324,600 chips, while Event #1 winner David "Chino" Rheem is also in the top-ten.
David "Chino" Rheem's win at the inaugural Epic Poker League event may have been good news for some of the players he owed money. Some have already reported to have been paid back.
The Epic Poker League's first main event has reached its final table. The six-player finale will be played later tonight, and will spearheaded by Hasan Habib, who holds the lead ahead of Jason Mercier.
Daniel Negreanu is of the few top pros who is not playing in the inaugural Epic Poker League $20,000 Main Event. In a new blog post, the Canadian star reveals why he has chosen not to play.
The inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event is entering its decisive phases, with just 18 players left from 137 starters. Titan Poker pro Sam Trickett is the current chip leader with more than one million chips.
Steve O'Dwyer became the Epic Poker League's first ever winner, after securing the title as Pro/Am Champion at league's inaugural event this week. Andy Bloch also final-tabled the event.
The Epic Poker League is gearing up to become an industry heavyweight with a new launch of a play-money social gaming client on Facebook. The League also revealed its new championship ring today.
2
