Tournaments
Spin & Go in poker
Definition
A fast three-player jackpot Sit & Go in which the prize pool is decided by a random multiplier spun before the game.
Everyone pays the same buy-in, the multiplier is revealed, and the prize pool is paid out to the winner (or the top two in some versions). Most of the time the prize pool is only a few times the buy-in, with a very small chance of a huge jackpot.
The format is very short and played with small stacks, so it is largely a push-or-fold game, with high variance.
Related terms
- Sit & Go (SNG)A small tournament that starts as soon as enough players have registered, instead of at a scheduled time.
- VarianceThe swings in results caused by luck, the gap between your expected result and what actually happens in the short term.
- Push or foldA strategy for short stacks in which every hand is either shoved all-in or folded, with no calls or small raises.