WINAMAX EXPRESSO NITRO

Winamax offers two spin-type games: the slightly slower-paced Expresso and the faster Expresso Nitro. Both are three-player sit-and-go tournaments featuring fast blind levels and a jackpot system.

The game begins as soon as three players are registered, and the prize pool is determined by a random draw immediately before the game starts.

The Expresso games start with 500 chips and 1 minute 30 seconds of blind levels, while the Expresso Nitros start with 300 chips and 1 minute of blind levels. The first blind levels in both games are 10/20.

As with the regular Expresso games, Expresso Nitro tournaments feature a random prize pool multiplier. This can multiply your buy-in by up to 500,000 times, and the higher the buy-in, the higher the odds for the Jackpot are.

For instance, with a $2 buy-in, you could win up to $1,000,000, but the odds are only once per 10 million games. At the same time, on higher stakes, the Jackpot has a much higher probability of once every 250,000 games and high-volume players can expect to hit one every couple of years.

The incredible jackpot possibilities attract recreational players like moths to a night light. For professional players, jackpot share can feel like a nuisance, as it represents a high percentage of one’s theoretical winnings.

To mitigate it, volume is key: it boosts both the probability of hitting top jackpots and allows accrual of high rakeback statuses, which in turn massively help with the overall profitability outside of those top jackpots.

There are ten different buy-ins for Expresso Nitro, ranging from $0.25 up to $500.

 

EXPRESSO NITRO MULTIPLIERS AND ODDS

Multipliers in Expresso Nitro determine the prize pool and are randomly assigned once three players have registered.

Let’s take a look at the available buy-in levels and the possible jackpot on each one:

Expresso Buy-in	Expresso Jackpot
€0.25	€2.500
€0.50	€5.000
€1	€100.000
€2, €5, €10, €25, €50, €100, €250	€1.000.000
€500	€2.000.000

As you can see, the highest multipliers vary between 10.000x and 500.000x, while the lowest is 2x. While the top jackpot is the same on quite a few stakes, how often they show up is a completely different story.

Let’s look at both ends of the spectrum: on €250 it has a probability of 4 in 1 million games, while it’s 1 in 10 million games on the €2 games.

Going through the multipliers and their odds for a $10 Expresso Nitro tournament can give a pretty accurate picture of how often each occurs:

Expresso Multiplier	Expresso Odds	Occurrence in 1M games
2x	59.39% chance	593,869 in 1 million games
3x	26.74% chance	267,421 in 1 million games
4x	8.25% chance	82,500 in 1 million games
5x	4% chance	40,000 in 1 million games
10x	1.5% chance	15,000 in 1 million games
50x	0.1% chance	1,000 in 1 million games
100x	0.02% chance	200 in 1 million games
1000x	0.001% chance	10 in 1 million games
100,000x	0.00004% chance	0.4 in 10 million games

 

EXPRESSO NITRO JACKPOT & PAYOUT STRUCTURE

The payout structure in Expresso Nitro tournaments varies with the multiplier. For 10x multipliers and below, the winner takes all. For 50x Multipliers and above, the winner takes 80%, second place gets 12%, and third place gets 8%.

Even the most skilled players only have a 36%-37% chance of winning an ultra-turbo spin game (with equally skilled players, it would be 33.3%-33.3%-33.3%). This payout structure ensures that no one leaves a high multiplier table empty-handed, no matter the variance.

Quite a few bitB Spins players experienced what it’s like to win a Jackpot. You can watch a short video of our latest JP win by tearsinrain:

tearsinrain wins the Winamax Expresso Nitro Jackpot

 

EXPRESSO NITRO RAKE & WINAMAX RAKEBACK

The rake in Expresso Nitro tournaments is 8% for the lowest buy-ins (€0.25 and €0.50) and fixed at 7% for all the higher stakes.

The rakeback system is tiered. There are monthly VIP statuses, calculated on a monthly basis, and annual VIP statuses, calculated on a sliding 12-month basis. Take a look at the system on Winamax’s official site.

You have to earn miles to achieve a higher tier. At first, you’ll get 4 miles credited after every € of rake you pay, but the higher you go, the more miles you’ll get after one € of rake. For example, after you’ve reached ‘Silver’ status, your conversion will be €1 raked = 6 miles.

Depending on your VIP status, you can exchange your miles for bonuses ranging from €6 to €10,000. This won’t hinder your progress to a higher VIP status.

Let’s see how this works: a theoretical player starts playing on the first of January, playing 10,000 Expresso Nitro games monthly on €10 stake for a year. For the first 249 miles (Chrome + Aluminium), they will earn 4 miles / €1 raked.

Then, as they gather more and more miles with higher multipliers, after playing a couple thousand games, they will earn the highest Monthly VIP status: Platinum. He’ll earn 10 miles / €1 in rake on this level.

Monthly VIP Status	Rakeback range
Chrome	6.0%
Aluminium	6.0%
Bronze	7.5% – 11.7%
Silver	9.0% – 13.9%
Gold	12.0% – 17.0%
Platinum	15.0% – 20.1%

From Platinum (6,000 miles needed) to Diamond 1 (50,000 miles needed), there’s a fairly big jump, but by reaching it, you would secure your first annual VIP status.

Annual Diamond VIP Status	Rakeback range
Diamond 1	18.0% – 24.0%
Diamond 2	21.0% – 28.0%
Diamond 3	24.0% – 31.5%
Diamond 4	27.0% – 35.4%
Diamond 5	30.0% – 38.3%

Annual Red Diamond VIP Status	Rakeback range
Red Diamond 1	36.0% – 46.0%
Red Diamond 2	37.5% – 47.9%
Red Diamond 3	39.0% – 49.8%
Red Diamond 4	40.5% – 52.2%
Red Diamond 5	42.0% – 56.0%

Winamax’s version of a leaderboard, ‘The Expresso Challenge,’ offers another 0-12% rakeback on top of your VIP status. However, this is not a fixed number, as you have to constantly place on the leaderboard to get a reward.

Special promotions and monthly VIP freerolls on the third Saturday of the month can also boost your winnings.

 

EXPRESSO

Winamax Expresso is the slower-paced, “original” version of the Nitros.

Pros:

– You can achieve way higher cEV and winnings/game.

– Slightly weaker field.

Cons:

– You won’t be able to play nearly as many games as with Nitros. Lower volume means lower rakeback.

 

EXPRESSO NITRO ROI

In this table, we wanted to present a fairly reasonable ROI for everyone who puts in the work. However, it’s possible to achieve significantly higher results, as our players demonstrate month by month.

Limit	Rakeback	ROI (post-RB)	Realistic monthly income
5	30%	2.2%	€1099
10	37%	1.8%	€2135
25	45%	1.1%	€4228
50	50%	0.6%	€5687

EXPRESSO NITRO VARIANCE

Experiencing losing streaks of over 300 buy-ins is common, even when playing at your best, particularly in the ultra-turbo Expresso Nitros. To help players manage this variance, professional players and poker schools collaborate in two main ways:

Backing Group: Players can get coaching and play spin games without using their bankroll. In return, they give the backing group a percentage of their winnings. This allows skilled players with a strong win rate to compete at higher stakes without the stress of going bust.

Spin Game Pools: These groups consist of professional players who share their results to smooth out the variance. Players are paid based on their expected value (cEV) rather than their actual winnings.

bitB Spins offers ‘EV protection’ to its members on Winamax, ensuring that compensation is based on cEV, regardless of short-term luck. This effectively shields players from the inherent variance, providing a more secure and stable poker journey.

 

CONCLUSION

Winamax Nitro Expresso games offer a unique blend of features that can be highly profitable if you know how to play them. The chance of hitting a jackpot consistently attracts casual players, providing a relatively favorable field, especially at lower stakes. However, at higher stakes, you need to be prepared to compete against other regular players, making rakeback a more significant aspect of your overall profit.

This game format is by no means simple, as the 3-handed and heads-up play require a completely different style and a deep understanding of ranges. Despite many predictions of its decline the discipline still thrives, and for those who master the strategy it remains a great source of supplementary income or even a primary source of revenue.

Choosing the normal-speed Expresso game allows you to develop a greater edge over your opponents, as you will play more hands and encounter more post-flop situations in each game. However, the slower pace means you will play fewer games over a month, resulting in lower total rake and rakeback.

On the other hand, Expresso Nitro offers a smaller potential edge but allows for a higher volume of games, thereby significantly increasing rakeback opportunities and allowing for a much higher earning potential.