
For Android devices, the screen resolution needs to be 800×480 or more. Players can enjoy Spin & Go on the iPhone 4 and above, iPad 2 and above, iPod Touch, or Android 4 or more smartphones. PokerStars says the apps are available for Android and Apple iOS devices. Second and third place each receive 10% of the prize pool. The first place winner receives 80% of the prize pool. Different payout structures are used by PokerStars, but the most common is the 80-10-10 format. The event goes until one player has all the chips. When players enter a contest, they are given 500 virtual poker chips. While some have criticized the concept as deceptive or disappointing, it has proven popular with the rank-and-file online card playing community. The idea is to combine the skill of poker with the excitement of a lottery-sized jackpot. Obviously, the smaller prizes are more likely, but players receive the anticipation of a huge prize pool. The prize might be 2x the amount of the buy-in or it might be 10,000x the buyin. A random drawing is made to determine the size of the prize pool. Buy-ins range from $0.25 to $100 and each tournament has a randomly drawn prize pool that will award between two and 10,000 times your buy-in.” The promotional material says, “ Spin & Go’s are fast-paced, 3-Max Hyper-Turbo Spin & Go tournaments, featuring 500 chip starting stacks. Here is what the PokerStars website says about the classic Spin & Go-type events. For events $5 and up, the prizes get into the life-changing range. Lloyd Melnick, Director of Social Gaming at PokerStars said that mobile gamers would “love the fast-paced poker action.” Spin-&-Go have the advantages of a Sit-n-Go or Turbo event, but adds a twist: huge jackpots for a $1.00 and $60.00 buy-in. The game is a natural choice for mobile gamblers, but PokerStars is telling players to download the latest version of their mobile client, which is the only version with the newest feature. Online poker players have enjoyed the Spin & Go format for a time now, because it’s the fastest way to win a huge prize. Since May 2015, PokerStars has offered the Spin-n-Go mobile app to provide the player-favorite poker game as an option on smartphones and tablet computers. PokerStars is releasing a new version of its popular “Spin & Go” mobile app, which offers a potential $1,000,00 prize for a $5 buy-in. The PokerStars Spin & Go Mobile App now offers a $1 Million Jackpot for a $5 Entry Fee.
