▁L eder er ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁league ▁Commission er ▁An nie ▁Duke ) ▁and ▁den y ▁membership ▁to ▁el ig ible ▁member ▁Chris ▁Fer g us on , ▁after ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Justice ▁Department ▁file d ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁am end ▁a ▁civil ▁compla int , ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁players ▁and ▁other ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁pok er ▁website ▁Full ▁T ilt ▁P oker ▁were ▁running ▁a ▁Pon zi ▁scheme ▁that ▁paid ▁out ▁$ 4 4 4 ▁million ▁of ▁customer ▁money ▁to ▁themselves ▁and ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁own ers . ▁ ▁The ▁League ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁monitor ▁the ▁legal ▁action ▁to ▁determine ▁any ▁future ▁renew al ▁of ▁membership . ▁ ▁Event ▁schedule ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Ep ic ▁P oker ▁League ▁began ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁scheduled ▁five ▁tournament ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁a ▁League ▁Championship ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 7 ▁money ▁w inners ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁tournament s . ▁However , ▁the ▁League ▁entered ▁bank rupt cy ▁after ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁events ▁were ▁held , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁tournament ▁and ▁the ▁Championship ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place . ▁ ▁Tournament ▁Series ▁One : ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ 6 - Max ▁No ▁Lim it ▁Hold ' em ▁▁▁ 4 - Day ▁Event : ▁August ▁ 9 - August ▁ 1