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24 WGM #55 2018/02 wgm8.com 25 WGM #55 2018/02 wgm8.com 游戏 PLAY 亚洲扑克巡回赛为其第十一个赛 季引入了诸多变化。 The Asian Poker Tour is ringing in the changes for its 11th season. Asian PokerTour launches 2018 season 亚洲扑克 巡回赛开启 2018赛季 亚 洲扑克巡回赛（APT）对2018赛季进行了一系列 重要变革，全新赛程共设七个赛站（不久将增添 更多），其中包括澳门、菲律宾、韩国和越南。 2018赛季于1月在越南胡志明市启航，3月移师马尼拉 云顶世界。澳门站的首场赛事将于4月25日至5月6日在巴 比伦娱乐场的澳门亿濠扑克室举行，年终收官战将于11月 28日至12月7日连续第二年在澳门举行。 APT还宣布了新赛季的一系列重大变化，其中包括在 澳门站及菲律宾站设立确保奖池，以及对奖金结构进行更 新——每六位参赛者中将有一人获得奖金。这意味着将有 更多选手不会空手而归，同时玩家亦更容易判断在任何特 定比赛中的获奖人数。 另一项重大变化是APT年度选手排行榜的取消，取而 代之的是Player of the Series——每一个赛站的冠军将出 在下一站获赠五晚住宿及500美元现金奖励。 2018赛季的赛事安排见下页。 T he Asian Poker Tour (APT) welcomes the 2018 season by introducing a host of key changes as part of a revamped schedule that will feature a total of seven stops – with more to be added soon – including two events in Macau and stops in the Philippines, Korea and Vietnam. The 2018 season kicked off in January in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City with the next event to be held at Resorts World Manila in March. The first Macau stop, at Macau Billionaire Poker in Babylon Casino, runs from 25 April to 6 May with Macau to also host the APT Finale for the second year running from 28 November to 7 December. The APT has also announced a series of significant changes to its tournament series in 2018, including guaranteed prize pools at its Macau and Philippines events and a revamped pay table that will pay out one place for every six entries. The change will make it easier for players to identify the number of places paid in any given event with the “1 for every 6” formula equating to deeper payouts. Another major change will be the axing of the APT Player of Year race, to be replaced instead by a Player of the Series programwhereby the top player at each stop will receive a five night stay at the following stop and US$500 in cash. The full 2018 schedule and event information can be found over the page. 文本思齐 By Ben Blaschke