February 17, 2024 Matthew Pitt Senior Editor Calum Grant Editor & Live Reporter

The excitement around Spin and Go tournaments has ⚽️ never died down since making their debut at PokerStars in 2014. Spin & Go games attract recreational and professional poker ⚽️ players in equal measure thanks to the jackpot element, making it possible for players to turn a relatively small buy-in ⚽️ into a payout worth up toR$1 million, thanks to the prize pool multiplier, and do so in a matter of ⚽️ minutes.

What is Spin and Go Poker?

Spin and Go tournaments are a sit-and-go variant with no set start time, with each ⚽️ game starting as soon as enough players have bought in. A typical Spin & Go at PokerStars has three players, ⚽️ although the Spin & Go Max Hold'em has up to eight; more on that twist soon!

The so-called "jackpot sit and ⚽️ go" format first appeared online at Winamax in July 2013 under the name Expresso. Their popularity resulted in other online ⚽️ poker sites and networks creating versions of these lottery tournaments. The iPoker Network launched Twister, the now-defunct Full Tilt released ⚽️ Jackpot, 888poker created BLAST, and PartyPoker got in on the act with SPINS.