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Poker Players Denied by Judge in WPT Case

Professional poker players Chris Ferguson, Andrew Bloch, Annie Duke, Joseph Hachem, Phil Gordon, Howard Lederer, and Greg Raymer filed a lawsuit against the World Poker Tour claiming that the WPT violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. They are claiming that the release forms that players have to sign are anti-competitive and violate contracts that they have signed with sponsors. Recently they were denied the motion for summary judgment which they had asked for when they filed a reply briefing to the WPTE’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion. It looks like the players will have to keep fighting this and will not get a quick judgment for the case.

Source: Businesswire| Wikipedia