史诗扑克联赛Epic母公司申请破产

　　Federated Sports + Gaming是前WSOP委员长 Jeffrey Pollack 建立的公司，同时也史诗扑克联赛（Epic）的母公司。近日，这个公司通过网站宣布已经根据破产法第11条申请破产。

　　Pollack在给德州扑克界的一封信中写道：“这个破产申请是这个方向的第一个重要步骤，我们的目标是保存史诗扑克联赛和所有我们重要的首创项目，包括全球扑克指数GPI、史诗扑克、脸谱网上的史诗扑克游戏以及Heartland扑克巡回赛，我们会继续保持创新的精神把它们继续下去。这是我们最有可能实现的，因为我们在申请破产之前已经与另一家能分享我们的创意和远景的公司达成了协议。”

　　FS+G在2011年1月由Pollack, David Goldberg, Michael Brodsky和Jeffrey Grosman创立，目的是模仿PGA（美国职业高尔夫球协会），创建一个职业扑克联盟。2011年3月，公司宣布Annie Duke成为新联盟第一个委员长。

　　史诗扑克联赛在6月正式向外界宣布，并且发布了第一赛季的时间表，包括4场20,000美元买入的赛事，在前4场赛事中有特殊表现的德州扑克玩家还可以参加1,000,000美元的免费冠军赛。

　　第一场赛事共吸引了137名玩家参赛。不过第2场和第3场赛事的人数更少了。第4场赛事原定在今年1月举行，但是联赛说，由于时间表的考虑，第4场“无限期延期”了。许多扑克业内的观察家认为，这是这个毫无经验的联赛出现财政困难的第一个征兆。

　　今年1月份，Epic通过某网站宣布，公司正在与Pinnacle娱乐公司商谈收购谈判。Pollack暗示说，公司被外来企业收购还有待成熟。虽然FS+G已经完成了破产，原定在6月举行的Heartland扑克巡回赛预计会照常举行。

　　译文：

　　Federated, Sports + Gaming, is the Chairman of the former WSOP, Jeffrey Pollack, established companies, but also epic Poker League （Epic）， the parent company. Recently, the company through the website announced that it has filed for bankruptcy under Article 11 of the Bankruptcy Law.

　　Pollack wrote in a letter to the poker community: "The bankruptcy petition is an important first step in this direction, our goal is to save the epic poker league and all of our first project, including the global poker index of GPI epic Poker Face online epic poker game, as well as the Heartland Poker Tour, we will continue to maintain the spirit of innovation to continue, which is most likely to achieve, because before we filed for bankruptcy and another to share our ideas and the vision of the company reached an agreement. "FS + G, Pollack,, David Goldberg, Michael Brodsky and Jeffrey Grosman founded in January 2011, is an imitation of the PGA （Professional Golfers' Association）， to create a professional poker leagues. In March 2011, the company announced Annie Duke became the first chairman of one of the new alliance.

　　Epic poker league in June announced to the outside world, and released the first season of the schedule, including the $ 20,000 buy tournament, the first race with special Texas Hold'em players can also participate in the $ 1,000,000 free Championship.

　　The first race attracted a total of 137 players participating. However, the smaller number of two games and three tournaments. 4th race was originally scheduled to be held in January this year, but the league said that the timetable for consideration, the first four games, "indefinite extension". Many poker industry observers believe that this is the first sign that this league with no experience of financial difficulties.

　　Through a Web site in January of this year, Epic announced that the company is working with Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. to discuss the acquisition negotiations. Pollack has hinted that the company was foreign takeovers have yet to mature. FS + G has been completed for bankruptcy, scheduled to be held in June, Heartland Poker Tour is expected to be held as usual.