Here's How You Can Win One of 20 Spin & Go Championship Live Packages at PokerStars
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Spin & Go tournaments are one of the most exciting formats online poker giant PokerStars offers. They make it possible to turn your initial buy-in into a prize worth up to $1 million and do so in only a few minutes.
The Spin & Go Championship Live debuted at the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague stop and was deemed a roaring success. The event returns at the upcoming EPT Barcelona stop, and you could be heading there armed with an excellent package thanks to a limited-time PokerStars promotion.
About the Sit & Go Championship Live
As mentioned, the Spin & Go Championship Live made its debut at the 2024 edition of EPT Prague. Spain's Carlos Gurdiel battled through an 81-strong field and received the winner's trophy and a €25,000 top prize.
Whoever comes out on top of the latest iteration of the Spin & Go Championship Live at EPT Barcelona is guaranteed to take home €100,000!
EPT Barcelona runs from August 24-31, with the Spin & Go Championship Live scheduled for August 30-31.
PokerStars is Giving Away 20 Spin & Go Championship Live Packages
Twenty of the 81 seats in the EPT Barcelona edition of Spin & Go Championship Live will be won online at PokerStars by Spin & Go players. Between June 23 and August 4, Spin & Go players across PokerStars will automatically earn points when the play a Spin & Go tournament. The points earned will be random and be between 100 and 195. The lower prize pool multipliers have the best chance of awarding the larger points.
| Multiplier | Points (Probability) |
|---|---|
| 2x | 150 to 195 (10% probability of each) |
| 3x | 130 to 145 (25% probability of each) |
| 4x and higher | 100 or 120 (50% probability of each) |
Players continue accumulating points until "Game Over" is displayed on their screen. Again, this is random, but it is linked to your risk level, which increases as you play more Spin & Go games. The Game Over is guaranteed not to trigger within the first five games you play each day, as the table below shows:
| Risk Level | Games Player | Chance of Game Over |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 1-5 | 0% |
| Level 2 | 6-7 | 10% |
| Level 3 | 8-9 | 20% |
| Level 4 | 10-11 | 30% |
| Level 5 | 12+ | 50% |
More Than $4,200 in Cash Prizes to be Won Daily
Four leaderboards, separated by Spin & Go buy-in, run each day and award a combined $4,200+ in cash prizes. Up to 100 places are paid, with prizes ranging from $2 for the bottom payout run on the $0.25 to $2 buy-in leaderboard, up to $250 cash for the winner of the $100+ leaderboard.
| *Rank | $0.25 to $2 | $5 to $10 | $25 to $50 | $100+ |
| 1 | $35 | $55 | $60 | $250 |
| 2 | $30 | $50 | $55 | $200 |
| 3 | $25 | $45 | $50 | $150 |
| 4 | $20 | $40 | $45 | $100 |
| 5 | $15 | $35 | $40 | $80 |
| 6-10 | $10 | $30 | $35 | $50 |
| 11-20 | $5 | $25 | $30 | |
| 21-50 | $2.50 | $15 | $25 | |
| 51-100 | $2 | $5 |
There are three overall leaderboards that you should try to finish as high as possible. The top two finishers in the overall leaderboards win a Spin & Go Championship Live package; those finishing third through 1,002nd receive an entry to a freeroll tournament where more packages are awarded.
| Period Covered | Freeroll Date and Time (ET) | Packages Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeroll 1 | June 23 to July 7 | July 12 at 1:30 p.m. | 4 packages |
| Freeroll 2 | July 7 to July 21 | July 26 at 1:30 p.m. | 4 packages |
| Freeroll 3 | July 21 to August 4 | August 4 at 2:00 p.m. | 6 packages |
Your overall leaderboard rank impacts the starting stack you receive in the freeroll; the higher you finish, the more chips you start with. Finish third through 102nd to sit down with 9,000 chips. Those ranked 103rd to 302nd receive 6,000 chips, with the 303rd to 1,002nd place finishers starting their quest for glory with 3,000 chips.
What Is a Spin & Go Championship Live Package?
Whether you win a package for finishing in the top two of the overall leaderboard or secure one via the trio of freerolls, you'll receive the following:
- Spin & Go Championship Live entry
- Three nights' accommodation for two at the Hotel SB Icaria, including breakfast, worth €846
- Airport transfers worth €70
- €500 credited to your PokerStars account to cover travel costs
Hit the Spin & Go tournaments online at PokerStars between now and August 4, and you might just find yourself jetting off to sunny Barcelona and fighting it out for a share of a €275,000 prize pool, including a €100,000 top prize, in the Spin & Go Championship Live during EPT Barcelona.
