February 22 2012, PokerNews Staff

Are you compiling you poker tournament bucket list? Don’t fill it with [insert casino name here] 7 p.m. nightly. Yes, those are fun, but come on, you should have the best of the best on your list. The PokerNews Team has come up with its top 10 can’t miss poker tournaments. And yes, there are even online tournaments in the mix. Check out this list, and start building your bankroll – playing these doesn’t come cheap.

1. World Series of Poker Main Event

Without a doubt, this is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Amateurs and pros turn out in full force to compete with one another for millions of dollars. It doesn’t get much better than that. If you’re a poker player, playing the WSOP is certainly on your bucket list.

2. PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event

Busting out on Day 1 might be optimal because you’re literally on Paradise Island. Winning the tournament and taking home a few mill would be OK, too.

3. Aussie Millions Main Event

It’s the biggest and most prestigious poker tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. That should be enough to get you Down Under.

4. World Poker Tour World Championship

Yes, the buy-in is $25,000, but this is one of the sickest fields in all of poker. All you need is money to play with the absolute best of the best, which is why poker is so amazing. If you’ve got the money, why not go play with all the legends?

5. PokerStars Sunday Million

If you’ve got a spot to grind from, this is the one to play online. The Sunday Million regularly pays out around a quarter-million dollars to the winner, and that’s not too shabby for a $215 investment. What’s better? You can satellite into the Sunday Million for pocket change, and the chance to parlay that into a couple hundred thousand bucks every single week makes it too tempting to pass up.

6. World Series of Poker Europe Main Event

While this event series has yet to come close to WSOP numbers, this past year was its most attended Main Event. Players will follow the gold bracelet wherever it is up for grabs.

7. PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final

The EPT is Europe’s richest poker tour, and the EPT Grand Final is the coup de grâce of the EPT. The field is huge and the $10K buy-in makes for a sizable prize pool.  PokerStars tends to keep the location of this event a secret until the last minute every year, creating anticipation in the poker community. No matter where it is, the location is always classy, cultural and impressive. 

8. World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic

Huge field of crazy, gambling people from LA in a tournament that provides the chance to get on a WPT televised final table and win loads of cash. Sounds like a good idea to us.

9. PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker

You can become a millionaire by sitting in your pajamas for two days. Enough said.

10. PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Grand Final

This year, the LAPT Grand Final took place during Carnival, which is known as one the biggest party festivals in the world. If you’re thinking about going to South America, this is a perfect tournament for both poker and pleasure.

Do you have your own list? Let us know in the comments section below, and as always, follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news.

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December 26 2011, Josh Bell

Tony G wants Phil Hellmuth to retire? Read on to find out more on why he’s calling for Hellmuth’s retirement, and how you could win your way to the Aussie Millions in this PartyPoker Weekly.

PartyPoker Winter Million

One of the biggest online tournaments of 2012 will be the $1 million guarantee PartyPoker Winter Million in February!

This is a big chance for you to start your year in style. The buy-in for the Winter Million is $600+$40 and PartyPoker has given players plenty of time to qualify for the event.

The tournament will take place on Feb. 5 and will be played in a championship format.

PartyPoker wants as many of their players as possible to take part in the $1 million event and have begun offering qualifiers from as little as $1. Imagine turning $1 into a share of a $1 million.

The new year is almost upon us but it is not too early to start thinking about taking part in the Winter Million and we can’t think of any better way to start a year than by winning a share of this gigantic prize pool.

Head to the Aussie Millions

There is only one tournament on the minds of poker players all around the world – the upcoming Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia.

The Main Event costs $10,600 to enter and will take place from Jan. 22 to Jan. 28, 2012. The best place to pick up a $16,000 tournament package is at PartyPoker.

Qualifiers start from as little as $2 and it has never been easier to be making your way Down Under to take part in the premier tournament series of the Southern Hemisphere.

$16,000 Aussie Millions Package

• $11,400 Aussie Millions Main Event buy-in
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• $2,500 spending money

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Merry Christmas From Tony G

In his latest blog, Tony G tells us that “Christmas is coming to the G household.” At least that’s what he told us before he began needling Phil Hellmuth. by offering him a “spiritual video.”

“At this time of year it is only right that you think about others in need, and have a deep and meaningful conversation with yourself about life, love and the cosmos. It is with this in mind that I channeled all my positive energy into this spiritual video message to Phil Hellmuth. The change from 2011 to 2012 is very significant for you I know Phil.”

Tony went on to suggest that Hellmuth’s time is up in the poker world and that he should consider retirement.

The very humorous video can be viewed on Tony G’s blog .

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