More Spin & Go's at PokerStars

I don't have a lot of money on PokerStars and I never deposit however, I do have a few bucks left from some free ticket winnings they gave me a while ago. I've been playing the $1 Spin & Go games and the best prize pool since my $10 win last time has been $6. I have $4 left so I'm going to try a couple of games. First attempt gives a $4 prize pool. Both my opponens like to buy the pot so one of them will be going out very shortly I think. There's a lot of "back and forth" with the blinds - meaning one steals the other folds and then vice versa. I've take a couple down too. Eleven hands in and they are both all in after the flop. They show their hands; one has A4 suited (spades) and the other has Q4 suited (clubs). The flop was 5sQd7s. So one has top pair and the other one is chasing the flush. The turn is 10h and the river is of course 6s (the winner has chips left so it was inevitable he would win the hand despite only having a 27% chance pre-river). I win a couple of hands heads up and my opponent folds to my raises. Just a few hands on and I'm dealt AJ suited (spades) so I raise the pot and my opponent re-raises all in. I call and he shows pocket 10s. The flop comes down 810A, the turn is another Ace and the river is a 5. So I'm out and win nothing. I register for another and the prize pool is only $2. I win a couple of hands and increase my 500 chip starting balance up to 600. A few hands on and I'm dealt J3 and I'm unraised BB. SB calls and dealer has folded. The flop comes down 3J5. I bet the pot after SB checks and they call. The turn is a 2 and SB checks again so I bet the pot again and SB calls. The river is a J and I bet all in. SB folds and I take the pot. Two hands on and I'm dealt AA and I'm the dealer. I raise pre-flop and SB re-raises over the top of me. I bet all in and SB calls. The other player has folded. My opponent shows pocket 10s. The flop is 284, the turn is a Jack and the river is a Queen. One player out and I'm chip leader - the other player only has 395 chips left. Three hands on and I'm dealt A9 suited - a good hand when heads up - opponent raises all in. I call and the cards are shown. Opponent has 89 off suit! The flop is A4J, the turn is 8 and the river is a 6. He's out and I win the pot and the game. One good thing about these spin and go's is the speed of the game. If you don't have a lot of time, they are ideal for a quick "poker fix". Fast and furious is what they should be called.
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