Federated Sports and Gaming League announces tournament schedule and formats

The recently formed Federated Sports and Gaming League (FS+G) and the Palms Casino Resort announced the dates and formats for the first season of their professional poker league tournaments. All league events in the inaugural season will take place at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will feature four different events, along with a championship event. Each event week will include a Pro-Am event, a charity tournament, and a $20,000, rake-free Main Event.

The four Main Events will feature different formats of No-Limit Texas Hold'em, including six-handed play, a heads-up tournament with a seeding structure, and a special multi-format tournament to round out the season.

"We decided to vary the format of our events to showcase and challenge the skill of the best live tournament players in the world. Our Pro-Am events will create opportunities for break-out stars to shine." said professional poker player Annie Duke, Commissioner of the new Federated League.

Each league Main Event features a $20,000 buy-in with no rake for league members. FS+G will also provide a prize pool cross the four Main Events, along with a $1 million free-roll Championship event for the top 27 players in the league standings.

"We are excited to host a series of amazing poker events. No poker organization of its kind can compare to this professional league, and we look forward to celebrating its long term success." added said Palms owner George Maloof.

Players who do not qualify for a league card will have an avenue to play their way in to the regular season Main Events. Each tournament week will begin with a $1,500 Pro-Am event in which the top nine finishers will be awarded a temporary league card for that week's league Main Event.

The nine Main Event buy-ins will be withheld from the Pro-Am tournament prize pool and the remaining prize money will be awarded to the top 10% of the Pro-Am players, including the players who are awarded the temporary league cards. The Pro-Am tournament will be open to all players 21 years and older.

"Because the Main Events have four or more days to play down to a winner from a start of approximately 200 players, we believe it will offer the best, most friendly structures for the skilled player out there. Great structures, no rake and generous overlays are integral to our celebration of the best live tournament players in the world." added Duke.
2011-12 Federated Sports and Gaming Season I Tournament Schedule

Event #1: August 12-16, 2011
Event #2: Sept 30 – Oct 7, 2011
Event #3: December 1-10, 2011
Event #4: January 20-27, 2012
Championship: January 29-30, 2012