As reported by the Minneapolis Business Journal: “Seven of the most famous
poker players in the country, including Phil Gordon and Howard Lederer, will
file a lawsuit against WPT Enterprises in Los Angeles federal court today,
alleging the parent company of the World Poker Tour violated antitrust laws,
the poker players’ attorney said. “The lawsuit seeks to void releases that
the players signed that give the WPT rights to use their names and
likenesses, and also seeks to void agreements between the WPT and Las Vegas
casinos that prohibit the casinos from staging poker tournaments that
compete with WPT events, attorney Jeff Kessler said. “.The other plaintiffs
are poker players Andrew Bloch, Annie Duke, Chris Ferguson, Joseph Hachem
and Greg Raymer.”