Spin and Go at Pokerstars: Multipliers, Probabilities, Structure

Author

Juan David Vargas Quiceno, aka Vargoso

Published

5/27/2026

Updated

5/27/2026

Spin & Go were launched on PokerStars in 2014 and became a massive success from day one. Today, Spins remain one of the most popular poker formats and are available on almost every major poker site with slight variations. In this article, we’ll take a look at all the key features of Spin & Go on PokerStars.

Types of Spin & Go at Pokerstars

There are several Spin&Go formats at PokerStars. Texas Hold'em tournaments (11 buy-ins from $0.50 to $1,000) and Omaha (5 stakes from $1 to $25) are available to players.

In turn, NLH spins are divided into:

Classic: starting stack of 500 chips, the blinds raise from 2 to 5 minutes.
Spin and Go Max: tournaments with a random number of players from 3 to 8, the winner can randomly choose one of the prizes offered and mandatory auto all-ins after 20 hands played.

Let's analyze the features of the most popular – classic Hold'em Spins.

Spin & Go structure

Blind Levels:

Level	Blinds
1	10/20
2	15/30
3	20/40
4	30/60
5	40/80
6	50/100
7	60/120
8	75/150
9	90/180
10	105/210

The blind structure depends on the multiplier:

Spin & Go Blind Level Length by Multiplier
Multiplier	Starting Stack	Level Length (minutes)
х2	300	1
х3	300	2
х4	400	2
х5	400	3
х10	500	3
х25	500	3
х50	500	4
х100	500	5
х12,000	500	5

Spin & Go Blind Level Length by Multiplier

Multipliers and probabilities

Spin & Go Multipliers and Probabilities
Multiplier	$0,50-$100	$250	$500	$1,000
х12,000	1	1	1	1
x100	500	500	500	500
x50	1 000	1 000	1 000	1 000
x25	250 000	250 000	250 000	250 000
х10	100 000	100 000	100 000	100 000
x4	900 000	900 000	900 000	900 000
x3	3 968 502	4 875 702	4 878 102	4 879 302
x2	4 772 497	3 865 297	3 862 897	3 861 697

Spin & Go Multipliers and Probabilities

Starting with an x10 multiplier, the prize pool is distributed among all participants:

Spin & Go Prize Pool Distribution by Multiplier
Multiplier	1 Place	2 Place	3 Place
х12,000	83.33%	10%	6.67%
x100	80%	12%	8%
x50	80%	12%	8%
x25	80%	12%	8%
х10	80%	20%	—
x4	100%	—	—
x3	100%	—	—
x2	100%	—	—

Spin & Go Prize Pool Distribution by Multiplier

Spin and Go Rake

The higher the buy-ins, the lower the fees charged:

8% – $0,50-$5
7% – $10, $5 (only PLO).
6% – $25-$50.
5% – $100-$1,000.

What is Spin&Go Max

Spin and Go Max can only be played on PokerStars. The main difference from the “classic”:

There are seven buy-ins from $1 to $100. The number of participants is determined randomly from 3 to 8 players.
Before the start of the tournament, three potential prizes are also randomly determined. When the tournament ends, the winner chooses one of them.
If one of the prizes has a maximum multiplier, the winner is guaranteed to receive it.

Gameplay

In normal mode, Spin&Go Max runs for some fixed hands, which depends on the buy-in and the number of participants. After the hand counter reaches zero, all players go auto-all-in until the winner is determined.

Conclusion

Updating the poker client and reducing the variance in spins is undoubtedly good news. Although, it must be noted that only those spin regs that need massive traffic are still playing at PokerStars.

All the rest moved to other networks a long time ago having good results, and also, a decent rakeback deal has a positive impact in variance. If you want to compare alternatives, check our guide to the best Spin & Go poker sites. To get more details about our deals at poker networks with spins, please contact our team.

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