“Spartiat 04” Wins $1 Million on $100 Spin & Go on PokerStars

There’s not that many people who have ever won $1 million or more from a poker tournament. Even fewer that aren’t regular participants in the world of high stakes. But it does happen on occasion and last month we saw one of those times when Austrian “Spartiat 04” became an overnight millionaire.

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Only 29 Hands

We have no idea about the true identity of “Spartiat 04” as they have chosen to remain anonymous but we’re sure that a seven-figure payday brightened up their week no matter how affluent they are.

PokerStars wrote in its blog that their previous best win was $2,500 from another Spin & Go. The day started with some Spin & Go action followed by a few rounds of Blackjack and then an hour’s break.

Upon returning to the screen “Spartiat 04” registered into another $100 Spin & Go and quickly realised that the next few minutes would possibly be the most nerve-wracking of their life.

“denis474711” of Belarus and “puskin8” of Romania would be joining “Spartiat 04” to fight over the $1.2 million prize pool.

It took 14 hands for any real action to take place when “Spartiat 04” picked up a decent size pot with two pair.

“denis474711” thought the tide might have turned when he called off a shove by “Spartiat 04” with pocket sevens against the Austrian’s J7s. When a jack came on the flop it was almost all over such was the chip lead.

The action then switched to an even back-and-forth period for a few hands until the J9o of “Spartiat 04” raced against the pocket sevens of “denis474711” with a nine on the flop ending an intense 29 hands of competition.

“Spartiat 04” told PokerStars: “I dreamed about what would be if I hit and won the $1M Spin & Go, and now I got it. It was amazing, a life changing moment. I still don’t realize it, but it gives me financial security.”

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