PokerPlayer: So what exactly is the problem with the current set-up between the WPT and poker players?
Lederer: Poker players pay their own buy-ins, their own travel expenses and an extra fee to the host casinos. On top of that, the WPT then forces players to give them valuable rights to their name and likeness for free. This outrageous treatment could only happen in an anti-competitive environment. The agreements the WPT has with all the host casinos combined with their market dominance also enables the WPT to enforce the worst final table structures in tournament poker today; all to save a buck or two in production costs.