Poker Player Wins 5,000 Buy-Ins, Biggest Payout in PokerStars FanDuel History

PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel just payed out the single largest payout in the operator’s short history, and it left one Pennsylvania poker player a quarter-million dollars richer.

The massive payout of $250,000 was awarded in a $50 buy-in Spin & Go, a hyper-turbo sit & go format where prizes are randomized and can range from 2x to 10,000x the buy-in. The six-figure prize went to “Jesuz1zBlac”, who claimed the entire prize thanks to the winner-take-all format.

For those crunching the numbers, that means that the lucky player won 5,000 buy-ins by taking down the three-handed event.

Major Spin-Up on PokerStars FanDuel

Winning 5,000 buy-ins is no small feat. To put it in perspective, the winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event will receive $10 million — good for 1,000 buy-ins.

The victory took place on July 16. According to PokerStars, it marks the largest-ever payout on PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel since its launch in April.

There are other opportunities for massive spin-ups on PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel. While the $5 Spin & Goal offerings are coming to a conclusion after Spain’s victory over Argentina in the World Cup, the $1 million jackpot for $5 Spin & Goes will remain — meaning a $5 spin could result in a payday 200,000 times that.

New poker players are eligible to claim six $5 Spin & Go tickets with no deposit or play required. That includes existing players of FanDuel Casino and Sports who have never played poker through the operator before.

There have been plenty of other big winners on PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel since the launch. Some of the major events that have taken place include a $100,000 guaranteed Sunday Dynasty tournament and the $5 million guaranteed Ignite Series.

PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel is available for players in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ontario.

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing.