Spin & Go

A hyper-turbo 3-player tournament format with a random prize pool

Definition

The Spin & Go is a tournament format popularized by PokerStars and adopted under various names by other rooms (Jackpot Sit & Go, Spin & Gold...). 3 players face off in a hyper-turbo: blinds rise very quickly, forcing push/fold decisions within just a few levels. The distinctive feature of Spin & Gos is the random prize pool: depending on the room and buy-in, the multiplier can range from 2x to 10,000x the initial stake. The vast majority of games are settled at 2x, but rare jackpots can reach considerable sums. Spin & Go strategy rests almost entirely on Nash push/fold charts. From the very first levels, stacks are short and decisions come down to: push or fold? Memorizing your charts by position and stack depth is indispensable to play this format profitably.