World Gaming Magazine

31 WGM #58 2018/05 wgm8.com 在 扑克圈，每年这个时候，万众瞩目的焦点向来都 是从创立至今已走过近半个世纪历程的WSOP。 它是迄今为止全球奖金最丰厚和最负盛名的扑克 锦标赛。 自1970年首次在昔日的马蹄赌场举办，WSOP已有49 年的悠久历史。2018 WSOP将举办78场金手链赛事，而 金手链被广泛视为扑克赛场上的终极殊荣。今年的赛事从 5月29日至7月17日为期一个多月，赛程中不乏一系列有趣 的变化和崭新的概念，为职业及业余玩家带来新鲜感。 WSOP于去年首次取消十一九规则，即在一万美元买 入的主赛中，九名决赛选手依照惯例从7月下旬至11月上 旬休战三个月，再重返赛场一决高下。 2017年决赛桌前夕仅留一天休战时间，而今年的决赛 根本不予选手任何喘息之机——主赛将于7月2日星期一展 开，直至7月14日星期六决出胜负。对最终冠军来说，这 意味着从第三轮所有选手共聚一堂，到最后一张牌发出， 至少需要连续鏖战八天。 I t’s that time again. Every year, for close to half a century now, the eyes of the poker world have turned to Las Vegas in May for the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) – by far the planet’s richest and most prestigious poker tournament series. Celebrating 49 years since it was first held at the old Horseshoe Casino in 1970, the 2018 WSOP will feature a massive 78 gold bracelet events, considered to be the ultimate prize in poker. Running for well over a month from 29 May through 17 July, this year’s series also brings with it a raft of intriguing changes and new tournament concepts to keep things fresh for professional and amateur players alike. Last year saw one of the biggest changes of the past decade with the abolition of the November Nine, when the final nine players in the US$10,000 buy-in main event would traditionally take a three month break from late July through to early November before returning to play down to a winner. Given just a single day’s break in 2017, the final table this year will have no break at all – with the main event starting on Monday 2 July and running daily until a winner is crowned on Saturday 14 July. For the eventual champion, that means at least eight consecutive days of play from the time the remaining players combine on Day 3 until the last card is dealt. 全球规模最大的扑克 锦标赛——世界扑克 锦标赛（WSOP）本 月如期回归，78场比 赛确保满足每位玩家 的扑克需求。 The biggest poker tournament series on the planet, the World Series of Poker, is back once again this month with a monster schedule of 78 events offering something for everyone.