2012年扑克赛季将于8月恢复

　　像往常一样，世界扑克锦标赛已进入世界扑克大赛休赛期，让玩家今年夏天在拉斯维加斯辛苦了七个月后为自己的电池充电。那将很快就会有变化，不管怎样，比赛巡回将在8月份起步新的赛季。

　　世界扑克巡回赛将结束休赛期，于月初开始第一季比赛。WPT 塞浦路斯Merit经典赛8月4日至9日在Merit水晶湾酒店和赌场举行。首日破产4000美元买入可重进。虽然比赛不会被电视转播，可预料到的是由于它的异国情调，使得很多专业人士给比赛以支持。

　　WPT也将在塞浦路斯事件结束后立场开始其在美国的第一站。首届WPT parx开放扑克经典赛将于8月10日至15日在宾夕法尼亚州Bensalem的parx赌场举行，WPT官方站3500美元买入，比赛将在2012年WPT电视赛程中播报。这次比赛通过社会媒体将有很好的传播效果，它对“研磨者”优势和宾夕法尼亚州的地区的业务爱好者来说可能是极好的。

　　总结8月份，WPT将使其每年的朝圣之行在洛杉矶自行车赌场成为2012年扑克传奇。从8月24日至29日，3700美元比赛将很有争夺性，和最终的比赛将是2012年WPT电视季的一部分。传说总是很有吸引力，借邻近拉斯维加斯和在加州地区丰富的比赛的利弊，所以这项赛事对未来阳光明媚的洛杉矶看似一个强大的领域。

　　也许下月将开始的最有趣的比赛日程就是欧洲扑克巡回赛。在结束了非常成功的赛季八后，EPT官方完全改变他们的巡演日程，并缩减了比赛，而不是添加。虽然这开始听起来可能不好，实际上是扩大EPT余下来的比赛的出席，而不是减少。

　　在过去， EPT在欧洲大陆各地一些地点举行其主要活动只会流行几天。对于他们第九赛季的时间表，EPT的不断扩大他们的停留地，在这些地区，使他们的比赛点在其传统的主要活动开始前提供更多的初步比赛，。这可能将在卓越的欧洲扑克巡回中，看到EPT的角色范围在扩大。

　　EPT的比赛日程开始于8月15日，届时进军巴塞罗那、西班牙和巴塞罗那赌场。锦标赛4天初赛，为主赛作准备，主赛是5000欧元入场，为期两天。EPT除了主赛，也将提供平常的“狂赌者”赛事并肯选出冠军。

　　在那个赛点之后（也许是因为欧洲WSOP开始于9月21日），将休息至10月恢复比赛。10月3日-11日，EPT将在已成为扑克温床的意大利圣雷莫进行5000欧元的下一个主要赛事。

　　WSOP巡回赛是目前还未公布完整赛程的一个巡回赛，通常是在上周的WSOP冠军赛公布的。今年以来，官方的赛程已推迟公布，WSOP的官员试图完成他们的赛点的一些细节。预计这个星期正式宣布，但第一站已经为人知晓。

　　从8月9日至20日，WSOPC在密西西比州比洛克西和皇宫赌场度假村的赛程，将推出12个 WSOPC环。主赛将包括为期两天，第一天1A输光则1500美元的再入条件。

　　在这个比赛中，已经有不少议论，很多玩家对比赛中费用增加而感到气恼。例如， 1500美元主赛将通常花去玩家实际成本1675美元，小型活比赛，如65美元费用的赛事却要300美元买入。很多选手都表示，他们可能会由于这些的增加而不考虑比洛克西站。

　　比赛巡回已经在返回。哈特兰德扑克巡回赛是目前在新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基66号赌场，继续他们第8赛季的赛程。本次比赛7月29日结束之后，HPT将暂停至9月3日科罗拉多州黑鹰金门赌场的下一场比赛，在此之前不会开始。（纽约维罗纳石赌场度假村比赛站原定的下月赛程已被取消。）从即将到来的几个星期来看，那些选手继续在比赛中煎熬，没有时间来决定他们的赛程安排。世界扑克锦标赛在WSOP后的休赛期间举行，他们将不得不让他们的头脑很快“回到游戏中”！

　　译文：

　　As usual, the tournament poker world has entered its post-World Series of Poker slumber, allowing the players to recharge their batteries after the seven week grind in Las Vegas this summer. That will be changing soon, however, as several tournament circuits will get their new seasons underway in the month of August.

　　The World Poker Tour will kick back into action with its first Season XI tournament at the very start of the month. The WPT Merit Cyprus Classic will run from August 4-9 at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino with a $4000 buy in tournament that features a reentry option for those players who bust out on the first day. Although the tournament will not be televised, it is expected that many professionals will step up for the tournament due to its exotic locale.

　　The WPT will also be making its first stop in the United States soon after the conclusion of the Cyprus event. The inaugural WPT Parx Open Poker Classic will run from August 10-15 at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, featuring an official WPT stop with a $3500 buy in tournament and will be a featured broadcast on the 2012 WPT television schedule. There has been a good deal of buzz on this tournament over social media and it may be a very good stop for the “grinder” pros and amateurs in the Pennsylvania area.

　　Wrapping up the month of August, the WPT will make its annual pilgrimage to the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles for the 2012 Legends of Poker. From August 24-29, the $3700 tournament will be contested and the final table will be a part of the 2012 WPT television season. The Legends always draws well, with its proximity to Las Vegas and the wealth of tournament pros in the California area, so look for a strong field coming to sunny Los Angeles for this tournament.

　　Probably the most interesting tournament schedule that will start off next month is that of the European Poker Tour. After wrapping up a very successful Season Eight, EPT officials completely revamped their touring schedule and chopped off events rather than add them. While this might sound bad at first, the EPT is actually expanding their presence at those surviving tournaments rather than scaling back.

　　In the past, the EPT would simply pop in for a few days to run their Main Events in several locations around the European continent. For their Season Nine schedule, the EPT has expanded their stays in those locations that kept their tournament slot in offering more preliminary events prior to the start of their traditional Main Events. This will see the EPT perhaps expanding its role as the preeminent European poker circuit.

　　The EPT schedule starts off on August 15 when they make their foray to Barcelona, Spain and the Casino de Barcelona. Four days of preliminary tournaments will lead up to their Main Event, a €5000 entry event that will feature two Day Ones. In addition to the Main Event, the EPT will also offer their usual “High Roller” tournament and a Heads Up championship.

　　Following that stop （and perhaps because of the WSOP Europe, which begins on September 21）， the EPT will take a break before resuming action in October. From October 3-11, the EPT will be in what has become a poker hotbed in San Remo, Italy, for their next €5000 Main Event.

　　One tour that has yet to offer a full schedule is the WSOP Circuit, which normally is announced during the last week of the WSOP Championship Event. This year, the official schedule announcement has been delayed as WSOP officials attempt to finalize a few details on some of their stops. An official announcement is expected this week, but it is known what the first stop will be.

　　From August 9-20, the WSOPC will be at the Imperial Palace Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi, offering a schedule that will put twelve WSOPC rings up for grabs. The $1500 Main Event will feature two Day Ones, with the reentry option available for those who bust on Day 1A.

　　There has been quite a bit of buzz over this tournament, with many players a little peeved at the increase in rake being taken. For example, the $1500 Main Event will actually cost players $1675, with smaller events such as the $300 buy in tournaments charging $65 in rake. Many players have said that they might be passing on the Biloxi stop due to those increases.

　　One tournament circuit has already kicked back in action. The Heartland Poker Tour is currently in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Route 66 Casino as it continues their Season Eight schedule. Following this tournament’s conclusion on July 29, the HPT will take a small pause as their next tournament, at the Golden Gate Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado, won’t begin until September 3. （A tournament stop at Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona, New York, scheduled for next month has been canceled.）

　　From the looks of the upcoming few weeks, those players looking to continue the grind of the game have little time in which to decide what their schedule will be. While the tournament poker world is enjoying its post-WSOP vacation, they will have to get their minds “back in the game” soon!

　　Following that stop （and perhaps because of the WSOP Europe, which begins on September 21）， the EPT will take a break before resuming action in October. From October 3-11, the EPT will be in what has become a poker hotbed in San Remo, Italy, for their next €5000 Main Event.

　　One tour that has yet to offer a full schedule is the WSOP Circuit, which normally is announced during the last week of the WSOP Championship Event. This year, the official schedule announcement has been delayed as WSOP officials attempt to finalize a few details on some of their stops. An official announcement is expected this week, but it is known what the first stop will be.

　　From August 9-20, the WSOPC will be at the Imperial Palace Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi, offering a schedule that will put twelve WSOPC rings up for grabs. The $1500 Main Event will feature two Day Ones, with the reentry option available for those who bust on Day 1A.

　　There has been quite a bit of buzz over this tournament, with many players a little peeved at the increase in rake being taken. For example, the $1500 Main Event will actually cost players $1675, with smaller events such as the $300 buy in tournaments charging $65 in rake. Many players have said that they might be passing on the Biloxi stop due to those increases.

　　One tournament circuit has already kicked back in action. The Heartland Poker Tour is currently in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Route 66 Casino as it continues their Season Eight schedule. Following this tournament’s conclusion on July 29, the HPT will take a small pause as their next tournament, at the Golden Gate Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado, won’t begin until September 3. （A tournament stop at Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona, New York, scheduled for next month has been canceled.）

　　From the looks of the upcoming few weeks, those players looking to continue the grind of the game have little time in which to decide what their schedule will be. While the tournament poker world is enjoying its post-WSOP vacation, they will have to get their minds “back in the game” soon!