PROFESSIONAL POKER LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
FEDERATED SPORTS + GAMING AND PALMS CASINO RESORT ANNOUNCE REVISED SCHEDULE FOR INAUGURAL POKER LEAGUE EVENTS
New Dates Set to Accommodate Schedules of Top Poker Professionals
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Los Angeles, CA (March 31, 2011)- Federated Sports and Gaming (FS+G) and the Palms Casino Resort announced today a modified schedule for the first season of their professional poker league tournaments. The format of the tournaments will remain the same, and, as previously announced, each event week will include a Pro-Am event, a charity tournament, and a $20,000 rake-free Main Event.
The decision to modify the schedule was made out of respect for the poker community at large and to make it easier for the top live event players to participate in as many events as possible. The original schedule was set prior to the announcement of the 2011 dates for several other important live poker tournaments.
“The poker calendar is increasingly crowded and we will do our part to minimize, as much as possible, scheduling conflicts and the overlap among key live events,” said Annie Duke, Commissioner of the new Federated League.
As previously announced, all league events will take place at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
2011-12 Federated Sports and Gaming Season I Tournament Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Pro-Am | Charity Tournament | League Main Event | |
Event #1 |
Aug 5-8 |
Aug 7 |
Aug 9-12 |
| Sept 2-5 2011 | Sept 4 2011 | Sept 6-9 2011 |
| Dec 9-12 2011 | Dec 11 2011 | Dec 14-18 2011 |
| Jan 27-30 2012 | Jan 29 2012 | Feb 9-12 2012 |
| ---- | ---- | Feb 13-14 2012 |
About Federated Sports + Gaming
Federated Sports + Gaming(FS+G) was founded in 2010 to create proprietary world-class sports and gaming brands through the integration of traditional and digital media, including televised events, social media gaming and interactive digital programming. The company breaks new ground in the poker world through its launch of a revolutionary professional poker league in 2011. FS+G will celebrate the world's top poker players by providing them with the spotlight they have long deserved. FS+G is dedicated to creating new traditions in poker entertainment by providing fans and players with an unmatched poker tournament, poker TV and interactive poker experience. FS+G offices are based out of Los Angeles and Washington D.C. For more information please visit www.federatedinc.com.
About The Palms
The Palms Casino Resort, heralded as one of Las Vegas' hippest resorts, is an all-encompassing, one-stop destination. Owned by the Maloof family, the boutique property boasts three distinct towers and a diverse mix of bars and restaurants across a 95,000-square-foot casino. Amenities include the legendary Playboy Club; Ghostbar; Rain Nightclub; The Pearl Concert Theater; Moon Nightclub; N9NE Steakhouse; Nove Italiano; Little Buddha; Simon Restaurant & Lounge; The Palms Pool & Bungalows; Palms Spa and AMP Salon; Drift Spa & Hammam; LA Sunset Tan; Brenden Theatres, a 14-theatre Cineplex; Huntington Ink Tattoo Lounge; the Fantasy Suites, including the Hardwood Suite, the only hotel room in the world with its own basketball court; and over 60,000 square-feet of meeting space. The Palms has played host to MTV’s Video Music Awards, Real World: Las Vegas and Bravo’sCelebrity Poker Showdown, and E!’s Girls Next Door and Sunset Tan feature the resort on a regular basis. The Palms Casino Resort is located just west of the Las Vegas Strip and I-15 on Flamingo Road. For reservation information, call toll free at (866) PALMS-RES, (866) 725-6773, or visit www.palms.com. For groups of 15 rooms or more, contact the Sales Department at (866) PALMS-MTG or (866) 725-6768.
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FSG Press Release March 31 2011.pdf