It is rare for the traditional Spin & Go on PokerStars to deliver the maximum prize, but hope is the last to die. In the last two weeks, the hyper-turbo 3-handed tournament on the red site saw twice the multiplier of the $5 table display $1 million, changing players’ lives in a matter of seconds.
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The first of these two competitions had a Brazilian involved. “malakaio300” competed for the million-dollar prize that would be awarded to the champion of that Spin & Go against the Dane “dillerfar19” and the Belarusian “KuCoH”. The total prize pool was $1.2 million, with the seven-figure payout guaranteed to the champion, $120 thousand to second place, and $80 thousand to third.
The Brazilian “malakaio300” eliminated “KuCoH” and secured the payjump. His J2o was behind pre-flop against the opponent’s K7o, but a 2 on the board was enough to secure the pot and the elimination. The Brazilian reached the heads-up against “dillerfar19” with an advantage, but as is common in Spin & Go matches, the advantage quickly changed hands.
With 55 versus KQo, “malakaio300” saw two Ks appear on the table, putting him at a disadvantage in the decision. In the final hand, he tried to double with K8o, but “dillerfar19” had 77, and improved to a set on the 763 rainbow flop. The J on the turn soon left the Brazilian drawing dead and confirmed the $120 thousand, and the 7 on the river gave $1 million to the Dane in grand style, with four of a kind.
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South America in the spotlight: Argentina took the second million-dollar Spin & Go
If Brazil represented South America in the first Spin & Go worth $1 million, Argentina fulfilled that role in the second opportunity. And this time reached the maximum prize, with “Anatsuk334”. Last Sunday (26), the “hermano” was grinding the fast $5 tournaments when he encountered the situation and did not let it slip away.
According to an interview he gave to the PokerStars blog, “Anatsuk334” has been a Spin & Go player for four years, and specialized in the variant in the last two years. “When I saw it was worth $1 million, I tried to stay calm and apply 100% of my knowledge and skill. And when I succeeded, I could only cry,” he told the blog.
“Anatsuk334” won $1 million by overcoming the Swiss “StephanShakes”, who took $120 thousand in second place. “Grozovalra”, from Ukraine, was the other member of the table, taking $80 thousand in third. Not bad for someone who expected to play with low stakes.
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