Five Tournaments Everyone Should Play at Least Once

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Tons of poker tours are hosting tournaments all over the world, and players have never before had so many choices of tournaments to play in. Which ones are really worth the time and money? Here are five tournaments we think every player should try and play in at least once.
It seems like there's a new poker tour every week. Between WSOPs, EPTs, WPTs, APPTs, LAPTs, NAPTs, and STDs, there are more acronyms to keep track of than anyone should have to.
Here are five tournaments that are worth remembering, and that every player should try and play in at least once during their poker career:

1. World Series of Poker Main Event
This is the king of all poker tournaments. Consistently the biggest tournament of the year in both number of entrants and prize pool, the WSOP Main Event is the only tournament where the winner instantly becomes a household name to poker players everywhere.
The buy-in is $10,000, the location is Las Vegas, and last year Jonathan Duhamel won just shy of $9 million for finishing in first place. Even if you don't win, you can walk away with life changing money.
Money, fame, and more money- what more can a poker player ask for?

2. European Poker Tour Grand Final
This year the EPT Grand Final moved from Monte Carlo to Madrid. Although the location changed, many features of the tournament remained the same - beautiful scenery, a high entry fee, and an impressive prize pool to name a few.
The EPT Grand Final is likely the most prestigious annual tournament outside of the WSOP in Las Vegas. The €10,000 buy-in is pricey, but the experience makes it worthwhile. This year's winner, Ivan Freitez, went home with €1,500,000 of the close to €7 million prize pool.

3. World Poker Tour World Championship
Entering this tournament is not for the faint of heart, or for players with reasonable game selection. However, taking down this shark-infested tournament is sure to gain the respect of poker pros everywhere.
The WPT World Championship is held annually at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The field is typically somewhat small due to the $25,000 buy-in and tough field, but playing this event gives anyone the chance to prove themselves against the best players in the world.

4. Aussie Millions
With so much focus in the U.S. and Europe on the WSOP, EPT, and WPT, sometimes we forget that our friends in the southern hemisphere host some great tournaments. Amongst those tournaments, the stand-out event is the Aussie Millions.
The Aussie Millions Main Event is a $10,000 buy-in tournament held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The attendance is excellent, and if you happen to bust you can head over to the Australian Open tennis tournament which takes place the same week.

5. Playboy Mansion Celebrity Poker Tournament
Admittedly, this one is -EV for your bankroll. Despite that, it's definitely +EV for your happiness. The tournament itself is a re-buy event, and the buy-in is typically between $1,500 and $3,000.
The prize pool goes to charity, and most players don't care very much about playing their best poker. As soon as you lose your chips, you can spend the evening mingling with celebrities and models at the Playboy Mansion.We recommend chip dumping as early as possible.

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