Annie Duke Heads New Pro Poker League
Federated Sports and Gaming in partnership with the Palms Casino Resort introduces a new professional poker league in 2011 and Annie Duke has been announced as the league’s commissioner. She will oversee a schedule of four rake-free tournaments plus an additional championship event in Las Vegas. Duke recently left UB to pursue other interests, and this may be one of them. You need to know how to work the system if you want to make that money however and that is where knowing about the UB referral code becomes something that is very important for you to do.
The new league will for the top 200 players in the world, determined by a “ranking system based on an eligibility formula that is driven by mathematics and proven historic achievement.” The accurate details of the ranking system are not yet available. If you use the UB Bonus Code when signing up, you’ll be rewarded with a signup bonus.
Duke will be joined by Jeffrey Pollack, former President and Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. Also playing a part are Michael Brodsky, David Goldberg and Jeffrey Grosman.
Eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel also pledged to support the league. Eligible players will be able to battle in four televised tournaments with overlays running beginning August until December. The championship event will be on January of 2012.