Epic Poker League raises the bar when it comes to PR

In a press release issued on Thursday, the Epic Poker League described how they will utilize their website and social media to promote and grow the burgeoning league, which is set to kick off this weekend at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

We’ve already witnessed the excellent public relations department the Epic Poker League via their numerous press releases which has kept the league in the poker headlines since it was announced in January, despite having yet to hold a single event!

According to the most recent press release, the Epic Poker League website will contain the following features:

• Unparalleled player information - Detailed biographies on each of the Epic Poker League and Global Poker Index (GPI) qualified members will be featured. The Player section of the website will also offer information on all career cashes in partnership with the Hendon Mob (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/fed). In addition, visitors will have access to baseball-card style yearly statistics, totaling cashes, top finishes, wins and earnings. Each player page will also include pictures, videos, and links to management information, and affiliations, websites and Twitter feeds.
• Stories from the players themselves - The site will feature video content from league members providing an inside look into the world and the mind of a premiere poker player.
• Blog postings by Epic Poker League members and other top players - Read advice, strategy, and insights into the life of a poker professional.
• Weekly features - Such as the Know the Pro column about league members you know and those you should know, and the Players to Watch column, which will feature non-league players making their bid for tournament poker preeminence.
• Regular columns by a roster of top poker writers and columnists - Read about the most interesting and entertaining issues in professional poker by poker experts:
  • Shane Schleger - The poker pro and Two Plus Two forum contributor keeps you abreast of online poker communities with Stickied: Inside the Forums of Two Plus Two.
  • Kevin “KevMath” Mathers - The poker reporter, personality, and blogger will take readers inside Twitter, Facebook, and other social media with Social Director: A Review of Poker in Social Media.
  • Jessica Welman - The Bluff Magazine managing editor, WPT reporter and webcast personality is responsible for shedding light on the latest accomplishments of Epic Poker League members in tournaments around the world in Epic Adventures: League Members in the Spotlight.
  • Mark Gahagan - The poker commentator and San Diego player will analyze current news developments in Winners & Losers: Handicapping Outcomes from Poker Developments.
  • Martin Harris - The popular blogger, teacher and “hard boiled” detective novelist shares his insight on poker’s relationship with the world at large in Community Cards: Poker and Popular Culture.
  • Jennifer Newell - The popular and versatile poker writer will be a source for synthesizing and analyzing developments in Congress, state governments, court filings and decisions, and laws around the world pertaining to poker in The Law Blog.
  • John Vorhaus - The author of the Killer Poker series and co-author with Annie Duke of Decide to Play Great Poker offers regular advice to beginning and social-media game (SMG) players in Fish Bites Man: Advice for Hungry Poker Players.
  • Fred Bevill - The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) producer and commentator takes you along on the odyssey of the HPT in Gone by Sunrise: Life on the Road with the HPT.

This is all in addition to their numerous social media outlets, as well as the recently released “play-money” poker Facebook app.