PokerStars' New Tool Estimates How Long Tournaments Will Take

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Jul 11, 2025 3 min read

Spin & Go and Spin & Go Flash Merge
Check Out the New MTT Prediction Tool During the Mystery Bounty Series

Those who grind multi-table tournaments online at PokerStars will now be able to plan the sessions more accurately after the online poker giant released its new prediction tool during the latest raft of software updates.

Until now, tournament players could only look at similarly-sized completed tournaments to see how long their event would likely take to finish, but this new prediction tool removes most of the guesswork.

PokerStars built a smart model that looks at several factors, including past tournaments, player counts, blind structures, and more, before predicting how long that tournament might last.

Currently, the tool works for all of PokerStars' one-day scheduled tournaments, but Zoom, Phased, Sit & Go, Kick-Offs, Home Games, and Play Money games are not included. Though the prediction is generated at the tournament's creation and doesn't update afterward, it is still accurate and gives a good indication of how long it will take to win a tournament.

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Spin & Go and Spin & Go Flash Merge

If you've headed to the Spin & Go lobby since the last PokerStars software update, you may have noticed that Spin & Go Flash games have vanished. That is only partly true because they have merged with traditional Spin & Go games.

Spin & Go tournaments with lower multipliers will progress faster due to shorter blind levels, while those with higher multipliers have slower blind structures, giving players more time to think when more money is at stake.

The merging of the two games, which also includes Spin & Go Omaha tournaments, will reduce waiting times for games to start, too.

Check Out the New MTT Prediction Tool During the Mystery Bounty Series

The $3 million guaranteed Mystery Bounty Series shuffles up and deals on July 13, running until July 20. Most of the 55 numbered events have the tournament length prediction tool activated in the lobbies.

Expand the table below to see the full 55-event schedule of the PokerStars Mystery Bounty Series

Date	Time (BST)	Event	Guarantee
Sun 13 Jul	2:05 p.m.	#01: $11 NLHE Deep Stacks	$50,000
	3:05 p.m.	#02: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$100,000
	3:30 p.m.	#03: $215 Sunday Stackosaurus	$85,000
	4:30 p.m.	#04: $5.50 NLHE Fabulous Forty	$25,000
	6:05 p.m.	#05: $75 Sunday Special	$350,000
	6:30 p.m.	#06: $22 PLO	$15,000
	7:05 p.m.	#07: $11 NLHE Sunday Storm	$100,000
	8:05 p.m.	#08: $22 NLHE Final Table Bounties	$50,000
	9:30 p.m.	#09: $5.50 NLHE Big Mystery	$20,000
	10:30 p.m.	#10: $55 NLHE Turbo	$100,000
	11:05 p.m.	#11: $5.50 NLHE Goose Hunt Hyper	$15,000
Mon 14 Jul	5:05 p.m.	#12: $11 NLHE Ten Percenter	$50,000
	6:05 p.m.	#13: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$100,000
	7:05 p.m.	#14: $22 8-Game	$8,000
	8:30 p.m.	#15: $22 NLHE Total Mystery	$40,000
	9:30 p.m.	#16: $5.50 NLHE Goose Hunt Turbo	$15,000
Tue 15 Jul	5:05 p.m.	#17: $11 NLHE Mostly Mystery	$40,000
	6:05 p.m.	#18: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$80,000
	7:05 p.m.	#19: $22 NL 5-Card Draw	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#20: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$40,000
	9:30 p.m.	#21: $5.50 NLHE Turbo	$20,000
Wed 16 Jul	5:05 p.m.	#22: $22 NLHE Big Antes	$50,000
	6:05 p.m.	#23: $55 NLHE Super Sixteen	$75,000
	7:05 p.m.	#24: $22 NL Omaha	$10,000
	8:30 p.m.	#25: $11 NLHE Big Mystery	$40,000
	9:30 p.m.	#26: $5.50 NLHE Total Mystery Turbo	$10,000
Thu 17 Jul	5:05 p.m.	#27: $11 NLHE Mostly Mystery	$40,000
	6:05 p.m.	#28: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$100,000
	7:05 p.m.	#29: $22 NL 2-7 Single Draw	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#30: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$40,000
	9:30 p.m.	#31: $5.50 NLHE Turbo	$20,000
Fri 18 Jul	5:05 p.m.	#32: $22 NLHE Fabulous Forty	$60,000
	6:05 p.m.	#33: $22 NLHE Big Mystery	$60,000
	7:05 p.m.	#34: $22 PLO	$10,000
	8:30 p.m.	#35: $11 NLHE	$40,000
	10:00 p.m.	#36: $22 NLHE The Rounder Turbo	$30,000
	11:05 p.m.	#37: $11 NLHE Goose Hunt Hyper	$20,000
Sat 19 Jul	4:05 p.m.	#38: $22 NLHE Deep Stacks	$50,000
	5:05 p.m.	#39: $11 NLHE	$50,000
	6:05 p.m.	#40: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$80,000
	7:05 p.m.	#41: $22 PL Badugi	$5,000
	8:30 p.m.	#42: $22 NLHE Final Table Bounties	$50,000
	10:05 p.m.	#43: $5.50 NLHE Turbo	$20,000
	11:05 p.m.	#44: $55 NLHE Hyper	$25,000
Sun 20 Jul	2:05 p.m.	#45: $11 NLHE Deep Stacks	$50,000
	3:05 p.m.	#46: $55 NLHE Late Reg Edition	$100,000
	3:30 p.m.	#47: $22 NLHE Ten Percenter	$60,000
	4:30 p.m.	#48: $5.50 NLHE	$25,000
	6:05 p.m.	#49: $109 NLHE Main Event	$500,000
	7:05 p.m.	#50: $22 PLO	$15,000
	7:05 p.m.	#51: $11 NLHE Mini Main Event	$125,000
	8:05 p.m.	#52: $22 NLHE Fbulous Forty	$60,000
	9:30 p.m.	#53: $5.50 NLHE Big Mystery Turbo	$20,000
	10:30 p.m.	#54: $55 NLHE Total Mystery Turbo	$75,000
	11:05 p.m.	#55: $5.50 NLHE Win The Button Hyper	$15,000

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Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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