Taking a new poker style for a spin

For some time now, I've been aware of a new type of sit and go available on PokerStars, which they've dubbed Spin & Go. My lack of clarity on what it was all about kept me from trying it. My gut feeling was that it had a large component of luck, and that helped keep me away. At the same time, though, I realized that Spin & Gos were growing incredibly popular, and that piqued my curiosity. Finally, yesterday, I decided to find out what all the fuss was about. When I realized that the "spin" part of the arrangement makes it possible to win huge sums of play money without wagering huge sums, Spin & Gos had my full attention :-)

Essentially, a Spin & Go is a three player sit and go with a unique twist - when all three players are seated, the spinning of a prize "wheel" determines what the winning prize amount will be. The winning prize is guaranteed to be at least two times the buy in, but it can balloon up to 3,000 times the buy in. For a $10,000 buy in, that's $30 million, friends and neighbors! I knew I needed in on that action.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3     5     2        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    17     1    20000
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    14     3        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3     1     3        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    22     3        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    15     2        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    57     1    40000
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    10     2        0
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    50     1    20000
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    40     1    40000
Sp&Go NLHE     9200   800       3    48     2        0

delta: $10,000
Spin & Go no limit hold'em balance: $10,000
balance: $7,211,664