PokerStars has crowned its third Spin & Go millionaire in a matter of weeks after UK player “Gwaugh1” turned a $5 buy-in into a $1 million payday.
The extraordinary run means three players from three different countries have now won the top Spin & Go prize in little more than a month, with millions of dollars distributed from tournaments costing just $5 to enter.
Gwaugh1 Turns $5 Into $1 Million in 18 Minutes
The latest jackpot belonged to “Gwaugh1” from the UK, who found themselves playing for life-changing money alongside Hungary’s “Kepes897” and Denmark’s “g3treal”.
All three had entered a $5 Spin & Go before the randomly selected prize pool produced the format’s biggest possible payout.
From there, it took just 18 minutes to decide who would become a millionaire.
Gwaugh1 emerged victorious to collect the $1,000,000 first prize, while Kepes897 earned $120,000 for finishing runner-up. Third-place finisher g3treal still walked away with an extraordinary $80,000 return from the $5 tournament.
PokerStars $1 Million Spin & Go Result
- 1st: Gwaugh1, United Kingdom, $1,000,000
- 2nd: Kepes897, Hungary, $120,000
- 3rd: g3treal, Denmark, $80,000
The entire tournament was over in less time than it takes to play a typical level of a major live poker event.
Three PokerStars Millionaires in Just Weeks
What makes Gwaugh1’s victory particularly notable is how quickly it followed two other $1 million Spin & Go jackpots.
Danish player “dillerfar19” previously landed the seven-figure prize after entering another $5 game. Argentina’s “Anatsuk334” then followed by winning $1 million from the same buy-in.
Gwaugh1 has now completed the hat-trick.
Between the three winning tournaments, PokerStars has awarded $3 million to the winners alone from a combined $15 in individual winning buy-ins.
The runners-up have also collected substantial prizes, with the biggest Spin & Go paying $120,000 for second and $80,000 for third.
PokerStars Celebrates Unusual Millionaire Streak
Ashley Chase, .COM Poker Director at PokerStars, described three million-dollar winners appearing in such a short period as an “incredible run”.
“Three $1 million Spin & Go winners in just a few weeks is an incredible run and a feat we’re thrilled to celebrate,” Chase said.
“Spin & Go’s have always been about the excitement of not knowing what can happen when you sit down to play, and these wins show just how quickly a small buy-in can turn into such an amazing moment. Congratulations to all three millionaires.”
The run provides PokerStars with a striking reminder of the lottery-style appeal that helped Spin & Go tournaments become one of online poker’s most recognizable formats.
How Do PokerStars Spin & Go Tournaments Work?
Spin & Go tournaments are three-player, hyper-turbo Sit & Go games in which the prize pool is randomly determined before the first hand is dealt.
That creates a very different experience from a traditional Sit & Go.
Players know the cost of entering the tournament, but not the amount they will be playing for until all three seats have been filled and the prize pool has been drawn.
PokerStars currently offers the format in both No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, with buy-ins beginning at $0.50.
The largest prize pool available can put $1 million on the line for first place.
At the jackpot level won by Gwaugh1, all three players receive substantial payouts:
- Winner: $1,000,000
- Runner-up: $120,000
- Third place: $80,000
That meant Gwaugh1, Kepes897 and g3treal knew they had each secured at least $80,000 before their short three-handed battle had even been completed.
From $5 to $1 Million
Poker has produced plenty of spectacular returns on investment, but turning $5 into $1 million remains difficult to beat.
For Gwaugh1, the transformation took only 18 minutes.
More remarkably, the British player is now the third person in a matter of weeks to experience almost exactly the same thing.
Dillerfar19 did it from Denmark. Anatsuk334 followed from Argentina. Now Gwaugh1 has added the UK to PokerStars’ latest unlikely club of Spin & Go millionaires.
Three $5 entries. Three seven-figure first prizes.
It has been quite a run for the Spin & Go wheel.
