Updated on 20 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

PokerStars introduces Spin & Go tournaments

Check out the latest new fast paced format for SNG players worth up to 1,000 times your buy-in.

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PokerStars have introduced the fastest way to spin up your bankroll in single table tournaments - Spin & Go. You can win up to $30,000 or 1,000 times your buy-in. 

  • Spin & Go's are three-max hyper-turbo tournaments with 500 starting chips.
  • Buy-ins between $1 and $30.
  • Each prize pool is randomly drawn and the winner gets between twice and 1,000 times their original buy-in.
  • These tournaments have one of the lowest SNG rakes ever of 4%.
Spin & Go
When you register for a Spin & Go, the prize pool is unknown.
Spin & Go
When all three players are registered, the prize pool is announced, and you begin playing.

For more details on Spin & Go's, to see the probabilities of winning, and to tell us your biggest Spin & Go win, check out the forum thread below:

Discussion forum: Spin & Go

Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.