▁open ▁to ▁pok er ▁players ▁who ▁met ▁certain ▁qual ification ▁criteria ▁for ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁lifetime ▁ear nings , ▁multiple ▁wins ▁and / or ▁c ash es ▁at ▁high ▁level ▁tournament s , ▁and ▁who ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁maintain ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁a ▁specifically ▁defined ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Feder ated ▁Sports ▁+ ▁G aming ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy . ▁The ▁Ep ic ▁P oker ▁League ▁brand ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁assets ▁acquired ▁by ▁P inn acle ▁Entertainment , ▁Inc ., ▁at ▁a ▁bank rupt cy ▁au ction ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁League ▁C riteria ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁Card ▁According ▁to ▁league ▁requirements , ▁players ▁could ▁ear n ▁either ▁a ▁ 5 - year , ▁ 3 - year , ▁or ▁ 2 - year ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁League . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁had ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁minimum ▁lifetime ▁ear nings ▁( ad just ed ▁for ▁infl ation ) ▁plus ▁a ▁minimum ▁number ▁of ▁titles ▁( over all ▁winner ) ▁in ▁major ▁tournament s ▁plus ▁a ▁minimum ▁number ▁of ▁c ash es ▁in ▁major ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁NOT E : ▁ 2 ▁year ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁cards ▁are ▁equal , ▁simply ▁denote ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁card ▁ ▁Non - Member ▁Part icip ation ▁While ▁the ▁Ep ic ▁P oker ▁League ▁was ▁ex clusion ary ▁in ▁that