It seems odd that as poker is seemingly waning, especially in the US that so many new players would jump into the poker game, trying to lead the next wave of poker innovations. First there was the announcement of the Epic Poker League (EPL), which was followed byRead Full Article

Finally, a preemptive move by the Epic Poker League’s Standards and Conduct Committee! On Thursday the Epic Poker League announced that both Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer (the brother of EPL Commissioner Annie Duke) were both suspended indefinitely by the league. In a statement released on the EpicRead Full Article

Wednesday night the QuadJacks.com podcast Michael Divita was able to tell his side of the story regarding his disqualification from the Epic Poker League Main Event over a 1991 conviction that landed Divita on the Sex Offender Registry. Divita is not an Epic Poker League cardholder, and wonRead Full Article

During 2011 Erik Seidel has been no stranger at major final tables, and has won more than his fair share of tournaments as well. So even though the fact that the hottest player in poker reached his second straight Epic Poker League Main Event final table would beRead Full Article

Day 2 of the second Epic Poker League Main Event is now in the books with 23 players remaining in the hunt for the title, including some familiar names from the inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event as the first and second place finishers are both still alive:Read Full Article

After finishing the Epic Poker League Pro/Am in 8th place, Michael DiVita was one of the nine players who were able to secure a seat in the $20,000 buy-in Epic Poker League Main Event. However, when DiVita attempted to register for the Main Event he was promptly toldRead Full Article

The inaugural Epic Poker League tournament series exceeded expectations in August, with both the Pro/Am drawing enough entrants to not only award nine Main Event seats but for some added prize-money as well, and the main Event exceeding the 120 entrants that tournament organizers set as the metricRead Full Article

With the Epic Poker League’s debut now come and gone I thought I’d take a look at the pros and cons that I’ve noticed about the league from two different perspectives: The League and The Players. In Part 1 I examined the pros and cons for the EPL,Read Full Article

The Epic Poker League has nearly reached the end of its first ever event.  Jeffrey Pollack is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Federated Sports and Gaming, the company that owns the EPL.  He was gracious enough to take a few minutes and talk with us about theRead Full Article

With the Epic Poker League’s debut now come and gone I thought I’d take a look at the pros and cons that I’ve noticed about the league from two different perspectives: The League and The Players. First I’ll take a look at the pros and cons from theRead Full Article