{"id":9963,"date":"2019-12-05T20:34:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T20:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=9963"},"modified":"2019-12-23T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:10:11","slug":"updates-to-pokerstars-spin-gos-and-888-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/updates-to-pokerstars-spin-gos-and-888-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to PokerStars Spin & Gos and 888 Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This week, two of the biggest online poker brands have decided to make some changes to their products. 888 Poker\u2019s Blast and PokerStars\u2019 Sits & Gos have seen a few tweaks<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The new version of Blast poker will have three players at each table, rather than four players.\u00a0 A representative from 888 Poker stated that the change was made because the brand wanted the games to start faster<\/strong> so that players wouldn\u2019t be left waiting long in between games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There have also been a few changes to the payout structure of 888\u2019s Blast Poker games. Previously Blast games had multipliers of that were 2x, 5x, 10x, 100x, 1,000x, and 10,000x the buy-in. Now, there is a new 3x multiplier and a 25x multiplier will replace the 1000x multiplier<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the players\u2019 odds of hitting the prizes have been changed. The odds of winning the highest multiplier have decreased from 10 in one million to 1 in one million<\/strong>. Additionally, the odds of hitting a multiplier of 5x or less are now 91.4% versus the previous 95.9%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Several other changes to odds of landing various multipliers,\nbut they are all designed to provide a larger number of smaller payouts while\nmaking the higher payouts harder to obtain. This does enhance the excitement of\nthe game while providing more players with payouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n PokerStars has also made a number of changes to one of its\nmost popular offerings. There are now new buy-ins, rotating games and a blind\nstructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten buy-ins are still available \u2013 but a number of them have been reduced. For example, the $15 buy-in was reduced to $10 while the $60 buy-in is now $50<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are number of changes to the special tournaments, too.\nThe $2 million and $3 million prizes are no more, after one player landed the\n$2 million prize in a $5 tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although the huge jackpots are no longer available, PokerStars\nhas geared its new Spin & Go changes towards providing players with a more\nenjoyable experience. With lower buy-ins, more players are able to join in the\nexcitement of these thrilling single-table tournaments. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSpin & Go Adjustments <\/h2>\n\n\n\n