Spin and Go - am I a fish?

[Claudiunm]

Hello all,

I want to start a discussion about Spin and Go’s. Are they a lure for fish? Are they too high variance to make a profit? Can skilled players truly make profit off of this game type?

My personal story is that I deposited to pokerstars, and doubled my money in a week playing only spins. Then the next week I started playing for much higher stakes ($30-$50) and blew out my bankroll.

Am I a fish? (I want honesty, not a sugar coating)

Hello, Evan.
Greetings to you and all the friends here at CC. I was a little absent in the forum, because with this pandemic plaguing everyone I had to review my priorities for a while. No. Neither I nor any of mine contracted the disease, thanks to my good God!
As for your message Evan, I want to offer you a more comprehensive look, as Poker itself is a bait for fish. For where do you think the money that pays the winners comes from? It doesn't matter the mode. Whether Spin & Go, Tournament, CashGame. We are all fish!
I think it's more important that you ask yourself what kind of fish you are, and what kind of predator you want to become. Sardines are eaten in the ocean by both sharks and birds. But a smart sardine may be able to 'escape' the attack. Birds that eat sardines can be eaten by sharks, seals and other animals. And even the feared sharks can be eaten by an orca. All of those mentioned are prey for men.
In that list of animals I mentioned who are you? I believe you would be a seal. His mistake was to leave the buy-in for sardines and go swimming among the sharks with bigger buy-ins. Poker is strategy and probability. The higher the Buy-in, the more likely you are to lose. If you don't have a consistent bankroll, the guy gives you Raise and you give up. Over time, it wipes out your bankroll. In low buy-in the chances are that you are the guy who at Raise is higher.
To play Spin & Go you have to be aggressive. Intimidate opponents and observe how they react. Raise frequently pre-flop and watch. Do this, especially at the beginning, when the blinds are low. But be cautious, look at your hand and know that whoever runs away today, survives to fight tomorrow.
And remember: We are all fish!