世界扑克系列锦标赛前五项赛事结束

　　世界扑克系列锦标赛是赛事进行迅速的专业性组织体育活动之一，大赛持续时间超过两个月，在比赛期间，有六十多条金手镯会被发给比赛的获胜者作为奖品。

　　比赛刚刚开始不到一个星期，成绩表上就已经异彩纷呈了。五项锦标赛已经结束，另外四项附加赛也进入尾声，五名选手成为大赛2012的冠军竞争者。

　　首位获胜者是来自加利福尼亚维萨利亚的Chiab Saechao，Saechao在大赛第一号赛事-500美元买入员工无上限联赛中赢得了70859美元，这次胜利使得Saechao可以留下并继续参加未来几周开始的其他赛事，员工联赛是为工作在全球各地赌场的扑克选手举办的。

　　Brent Hanks是第二号赛事1500美元买入无上限联赛的获胜者，他的第一名赢得了517725美元，该项赛事有超过2000名选手参加。Vanessa Selbst是大赛今年第一位进入联赛前五名的女性，在该赛事中排名第四，她赢得了161345美元奖金。

　　三号赛事是一场吸引了很多知名选手的德州扑克联赛，Annette Obrestad 和 John Racener都参加了这次比赛，最终分别获得第八名和第十一名，来自佛罗里达塔拉哈希的Leif Force，获得了此项联赛的第一名，以3000美元买入赢得了207708美元的奖金。

　　Michael Mizrachi在第四号赛事-七张牌梭哈联赛中再次上演他的惯常把戏，赢得了大赛的另一条金手镯，但是状况不佳，比赛结束时只排在第五位。来自佛罗里达珊瑚泉的Cory Zeidman轻而易举地赢走了金手镯和201559美元第一名的奖金，Chris Bjorin排名第二，赢得124838美元奖金。

　　Nick Jivkov在第五号赛事-底池限注德州扑克对决赛中击败Bryan Pellegrino，赢得189818美元第一名奖金，Pellegrino位居第二名赢得117199美元奖金，Daniel Negreanu在数场比赛中赢得了粉丝们的欢呼，但是这位自以为是的职业选手没有进入前五名，只赢得了41000美元奖金。

　　译文：

　　The World Series of Poker is one of the quickest sprints in professional organized sports. The series lasts for over two months, but in the process of that time frame, over sixty bracelets are given out to gamblers who win events at the WSOP.

　　The series only began less than a week ago, but already there have been some fireworks on the tables. Five tournaments have been completed, and an additional four are bearing the end of their road. Five players have walked away from the tables as champions in 2012.

　　The first winner was Chiab Saechao of Visalia, California. Saechao earned $70,859 when he won the Event #1 of the WSOP, an employees no-limit tournament with a $500 buy-in. The win allowed Saechao to stay around and participate in a few other WSOP events in the coming weeks. The employees tournament is open to any poker player that works in a casino throughout the world.

　　Brent Hanks was the winner of Event #2, a No-Limit Hold'em tournament with a $1,500 buy-in. Hanks won $517,725 for his first place finish. The field was over 2,000 players, and Vanessa Selbst became the first woman to finish in the top five this year with her fourth place finish, which was worth $161,345.

　　Event #3 was a head-up tournament that attracted some of the top names in the game. Annette Obrestad and John Racener both went deep into the tournament, finishing eighth and eleventh, respectively. Leif Force from Tallahassee, Florida, took home the top prize and the bracelet in the heads-up event. Force won $207,708 in an event that held a $3,000 buy-in.

　　Michael Mizrachi was up to his usual tricks in Event #4, a Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 9 or Better tournament. Mizrachi made a run at another WSOP bracelet, but fell just short, finishing in fifth place. Cory Zeidman from Coral Springs, Florida, walked away with the bracelet and the $201,559 top prize. Chris Bjorin finished in second place, winning $124,838.

　　Nick Jivkov held off Bryan Pellegrino in Event #5, a Pot-Limit Hold'em tourney. Jivkov won $189,818 for his first place effort, and Pellegrino took home $117,199 for finishing second. Daniel Negreanu gave the fans something to cheer about for most of the tournament, but the popular poker pro bowed out in fifth place, winning just over $41,000.