SM Pool The best place to protect yourself from poker variance! Become a SM Pool member Join the SM POOL project, a unique initiative for Spin&Go players designed to unite professionals in their quest to overcome variance. Spearheaded by SM Staking, a premier Spin&Go academy with 8 years of experience. We offer an integrated support system including funding, coaching, advanced learning tools, and software. Our commitment to community, transparency, and efficiency underpins the robust administration of the SM Pool, setting a new standard in player development and collaboration. Briefly about SM Pool Designed for Spin&Go format players. Variance is reduced up to 15 times. Participation in Pokerstars, Winamax, GG network rooms is possible. Identity verification required. Minimum participation period of one month. Flexibility to add/remove larger multipliers based on personal preference. Up to 5% of the jackpot can be involved. Winnings are based on the SpinEV earned. If the Pool results are above or below the Pool EV, then splits are made based on the participant’s BI number in relation to the Pool’s BI number. Participants submit their results by the 3rd of the month. Winnings are distributed by the 9th of the month. Pool transactions are made through a Skrill account. SM Staking Pool Blog We will ensure and guarantee Responsible selection of participants. Data security. Fast and accurate calculation of Pool EV. A stable system. Quick response and problem-solving. Fraud prevention (HH and multiplier verification). Distribution and supervision of prize winnings. The ability to include multipliers of different sizes in the desired proportion. Precise result monitoring, providing the necessary software (PureTracker). Introducing SM Pool! Pool description What is SM Pool? It is playing Spin & Go format games in a group of poker enthusiasts/professionals with the common goal of reducing variation. Who can participate? Anyone who plays Spin & Go or Spin & Go Flash can register to participate. The room or stakes played is irrelevant for confirmation. How does SM Pool work? The Pool period is a month, starting and ending on the first to last day of the month (00:00 GMT+2) for all poker rooms. The Pool operates in three main phases: All pool members submit data for the previous period on days 1-3 of the month. After the data is received, on days 4-6 of the month, the calculations take place, after which the overall results of the Pool are confirmed and announced to the participants. Following the publication of the Pool totals, payments are made to the players’ designated accounts on 6-9 days of the month. What data is reported at the end of the period? The following data is used to validate the results: Pokerstars room – HH and audit, Winamax room – HH, GG Netowrk kambaryje – HyperTracker graphs and Loom video of them. Partypoker – only the report sent by the room. *Partypoker room report is delayed by one month. Therefore, if your games in the Pool are played in e.g. October, the results are moved to November. How are the calculations made? SM Pool results are calculated using the following formula: Player’s PoolEV adjusted = Player’s Total BIs x Pool swing roi + Player’s Pool EV *Player’s Total BIs: the total amount for which the player has bought into tournaments (number of games x tournament buy-in). *Pool swing roi: (Total of whole Pool’s profit – Total of whole Pool’s EV) / Total amount of buy-ins of all Pool players. *Player’s PoolEV adjusted: player’s true Pool EV earnings plus Pool swing.   The portion that a player has to transfer or receive: Player’s PoolEV adjusted – Player’s Pool profit *Rakeback is not calculated in Pool results and only EV and winnings are taken into account.   SM Pool results 24 hours after submission WILL NOT BE RECALCULATED. It is the player’s responsibility to verify that the calculations submitted are correct. If the calculations are disagreed with, it must be reported within 24 hours after the results are submitted. How and when are the winnings distributed? The winnings distribution takes place after the results have been submitted. Players have 72 hours to make transfers and settle their accounts with each other. Transfers must be made to the players’ designated accounts. *It is your personal responsibility to specify the correct account   If the Pool EV $ adjusted is greater than the Total Profit $, then a transfer will be made which will bring the winnings in line with the Pool EV $ adjusted. If Pool EV $ adjusted is less than Total Profit $, then an amount of money will need to be transferred to bring the winnings in line with Pool EV $ adjusted.   The sign near your number in the Pool chart indicates whether the money should be sent (-) or received (+).   Each player is responsible for his own transactions. It will be up to the participants to agree on the sending and receiving of money. If a player has not sent a transaction that is due to be sent within 72h of the final results being submitted, then penalties apply.  *In the event of force majeure (freezing of an account or wallet), the player must inform SM Pool via the DC channel as soon as possible. Such situations are assessed on an individual basis. When can I join? You can register for the Pool ANYTIME and join as soon as you receive our confirmation. After confirmation, you will be added to the Pool list from the next day. A monthly fee will be charged. Pool results All participants have access to the overall Pool results in the stable system. Pool data can only be viewed by participants in that period.  *Total Pool results (Total Pool Buyins, number of players, swing, etc.) will be displayed publicly and may be used for marketing purposes. Penalties A penalty is imposed if the transaction is not completed on time, i.e. 72 hours or more after the results are announced. For each day of delay, the sender will be charged … Continue reading SM Pool