Bonus Poker Deluxe Strategy

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BONUS POKER DELUXE STRATEGY. Bonus Poker Deluxe is another variation of Jacks or Better designed to add some excitement to your play with the possibility of getting higher paying four of a kind hands. This video poker game is different than Bonus Poker because all four of a kind hands pay the same at a rate of 80 for one. This makes Bonus Poker. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it elsewhere. Our video poker experts at Slots of Vegas use this chart for a variety of games, including Bonus Poker, Bonus Poker Deluxe, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, and others. Want to play video poker for free and try this chart out?

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On this page we're going to discuss what I believe is the best possible strategy for playing Double Bonus video poker. By using this strategy you will be able to achieve a return of over 100%, which means that you can actually beat the house edge. Our strategy was created for full pay Double Bonus which uses the pay table listed below:

Hand:Payout:
Royal Flush800
Straight Flush50
Four Aces160
Four Two's-Four's80
Four Five's-King's50
Full House10
Flush7
Straight5
Three of a Kind3
Two Pair1
Jacks or Better1

Please note that to achieve the 100%+ payout percentage, you need to be betting five coins per hand. By betting five coins you'll receive a bonus for all royal flushes, which drastically improves the payout percentage in the long run. Learn about other Double Bonus pay tables.

Beginner Double Bonus Strategy

If you're a new Double Bonus player, you're probably better off to stick with the beginner chart for now. It's much more simple and will help you make decisions quickly as you learn the game. This chart isn't as accurate as the full chart below, so if you're looking for the best possible strategy use the full expert chart we have below.

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Here is how you should use the chart below:

  1. Find your trouble hand on the chart.
  2. Follow the chart's recommendation.

Example: Imagine you have Kc-Qc-Jc-Tc-4c. In this case you have a pat flush, but you also have an open ended straight flush draw including a draw to a royal flush. By looking at the chart below, you'll see that a royal flush draw is better than a pat flush, so make sure to discard the 4c and go for the straight flush/royal.

  • Royal Flush Draw vs. Pat Straight Flush » Keep the Straight Flush
  • Royal Flush Draw vs. Pat Flush » Keep the Royal Flush Draw
  • Three of a Kind Aces vs. Full House » Keep the Three Aces
  • Pat Straight vs. Four to a Straight Flush » Keep the Straight
  • Two Pair vs. a Pair of Aces » Keep the Two Pair
  • Four to a Flush vs. Four to a Straight » Keep the Four to a Flush
  • Pair (Jacks through Aces) vs. Open Four to Straight » Keep the Pair
  • Open Four to Straight vs. Pair (Twos through Tens) » Keep the Straight Draw
  • Ace/King/Queen/Jack vs. Discard Everything » Keep the Ace/King/Queen/Jack

Expert Double Bonus Strategy

Here is how you should use the chart below:

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  1. Start at the top of the chart and work down.
  2. When you see a hand that matches up with yours, follow that strategy.
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Example: Imagine you have Qs-Js-Ts-3s-Jh. In this case, you'd match up with a few rows on the table below. Your hand would qualify for a high pair of Jacks, a Q-J-T suited with one penalty (the other Jack is a penalty card), and four to a flush. However, on the table you'll notice that Q-J-T suited with one penalty is higher than a four flush or a pair, so you should keep the Q-J-T suited and ditch the four flush and pair.

Double Bonus Full Strategy Chart

Here are the ranks for every possible Double Bonus hand. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

HandExpected ReturnExample
Pat Royal Flush800.0000Th-Jh-Qh-Kh-Ah
Four of a Kind Aces160.0000Ac-Ah-Ad-As-3c
Four of a Kind Twos, Threes, Fours80.00002h-2s-2c-2d-7c
Four of a Kind Fives - Kings50.00007c-7d-7h-7s-Jc
Pat Straight Flush50.00006h-7h-8h-9h-Th
Royal Flush Draw18.6383Th-Jh-Qh-Kh-4h
Three of a Kind Aces10.1147Ac-Ad-Ah-Js-8c
Pat Full House10.0000Ac-Ad-As-Js-Jc
Pat Flush7.0000Ac-Jc-6c-5c-4c
Three of a Kind Twos, Threes, Fours6.71053c-3h-3d-8s-9s
Three of a Kind Fives through Kings5.43398c-8s-8d-9h-3d
Pat Straight5.00004c-5s-6h-7h-8h
Open Straight Flush Draw3.73834c-5c-6c-7c-Th
Inside Straight Flush Draw2.4894Qs-Js-9s-8s-4c
Two Pair1.76603c-3s-4d-4h-Ac
Pair of Aces1.7635Ac-Ad-Js-8c-5h
Q-J-T suited (w/ no penalty*)1.5846Qh-Jh-Th-4d-3d
K-Q-J suited (w/ no penalty*)1.5754Kh-Qh-Jh-4c-3c
Q-J-T suited (w/ one Straight penalty*)1.5634Qh-Jh-Th-Kc-2c
Q-J-T suited (w/ one High Pair penalty*)1.5430Qh-Jh-Th-Jc-4s
K-Q-J suited (w/ one Straight penalty*)1.5384Kh-Qh-Jh-Tc-4c
K-Q-J suited (w/ one High Pair penalty*)1.5365Kh-Qh-Jh-Js-3s
Four to a Flush, 3 High Cards (w/ no penalty*)1.5319Ac-Jc-Tc-3h-2h
Q-J-T suited (w/ one Flush penalty*)1.5264Qh-Jh-Th-4h-3c
Four to a Flush, 3 High Cards (w/ 1 HP penalty*)1.5106Ac-Jc-Tc-3c-Th
Q-J-T suited (w/ any two penalties*)1.4894Qs-Js-Ts-Kh-Jc
K-Q-J suited (w/ any two penalties*)1.4783Kh-Qh-Jh-Jc-Ts
K-Q-T suited, K-J-T suited (w/ no penalty*)1.4755Kh-Qh-Th-4c-3c
Four to a Flush, 2 High Cards (w/ no penalty*)1.4681Kh-Jh-7h-5h-2c
A-K-Qs, A-K-Js, A-Q-Js (w/ no penalty*)1.4662Ac-Kc-Jc-2h-3h
Pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings1.4582Jc-Js-2h-4c-8s
K-Q-Ts, K-J-Ts (w/ one Straight penalty*)1.4542Kh-Qh-Th-Jc-2c
A-K-Qs, A-K-Js, A-Q-Js (w/ one Straight penalty*)1.4450Ac-Kc-Qc-Jh-2h
Four to a Flush, One High Card1.4042Ac-8c-7c-3c-6h
K-Q-T suited, K-J-T suited (w/ two penalties*)1.3959Kh-Qh-Th-Jc-Qc
A-K-Ts, A-Q-Ts, A-J-Ts(w/ no penalty*)1.3663Ac-Kc-Tc-2h-3h
Four to a flush, No High Cards1.34049c-7c-4c-2c-8s
A-K-Ts, A-Q-Ts, A-J-Ts (w/ one St. penalty*)1.3395Ac-Kc-Tc-Jh-2s
Open Four to a Straight0.9149Jc-Ts-9h-8c-2h
Pair of Twos, Threes, Fours0.82662c-2h-7s-8c-Jh
J-T-9 suited0.7826Jc-Tc-9c-4h-3h
Q-J-9 suited0.7761Qc-Jc-9c-4h-3h
Pair of Fives through Tens0.74345c-5h-Js-8d-2h
Three to a Straight Flush, Open, No High Cards0.68554c-5c-6c-Th-9h
A-K-Q-J0.6789Ac-Ks-Jh-Ts-3s
Q-J-8 suited0.6644Qc-Jc-8c-6h-4h
Q-T-9 suited, J-T-8 suited, J-9-8 suited0.6577Jc-9c-8c-4h-3h
K-Q-9 suited, K-J-9 suited0.6512Kc-Qc-9c-4h-2h
Four to a Straight, Inside, Three High Cards0.6170Qc-Js-Ts-8d-2h
Q-J suited (w/ no or one penalty*)0.5871Qc-Jc-4h-8s-2h
K-Q suited, K-J suited (w/ no penalty*)0.5845Kc-Qc-8s-4h-2s
Q-J suited (w/ two penalties*)0.5772Qs-Js-Th-6c-4s
3 to a St. Flush, 1 Gap, 0 Hi Cards (no penalty*)0.57264h-5h-7h-9c-Tc
A-Ks, A-Qs, A-Js (w/ no penalty*)0.5692Ac-Kc-6s-9d-2h
3 to a St. Flush, 2 Gaps, 1 Hi Card (no penalty*)0.56714h-6h-8h-Jc-2s
K-Qs, K-Js (w/ one Flush penalty*)0.5650Ks-Qs-8s-6h-2h
Q-J suited (w/ three penalties*)0.5650Qs-Js-Tc-8c-2s
K-Qs, K-Js (w/ one or two Straight penalties*)0.5642Ks-Qs-Jc-9c-2h
Three to a Flush, Two High Cards0.5606As-Js-3s-5c-9c
A-Ks, A-Qs, A-Js (w/ one Straight penalty*)0.5596As-Ks-Tc-2h-6h
K-Qs, K-Js (w/ 1 St. penalty + 1 Flush penalty*)0.5582Ks-Qs-Tc-6s-4d
3 to a St. Flush, 1 Gap, 0 Hi Cards (St. penalty*)0.55785h-6h-8h-9c-2s
Four to a Straight, Inside, Two High Cards0.5532Qs-Jd-9c-8h-2s
K-Qs, K-Js (w/ three penalties*)0.5515Ks-Qs-Th-Td-2s
3 to a St. Flush, 2 Gaps, 1 High Card (St. penalty*)0.54868h-Th-Qh-9c-2s
K-Q-J0.5199Kh-Qs-Jc-4c-2h
J-T suited (w/ no penalty*)0.5011Jc-Tc-6s-4d-2d
Q-J-T0.4940Qc-Jd-Th-7s-2d
Four to a Straight, Inside, One High Card0.4894Jc-Ts-9d-7h-2s
J-T suited (w/ one Flush penalty*)0.4817Js-Ts-6s-4c-2h
J-T suited (w/ one or two Straight penalties*)0.4747Js-Ts-8c-7c-2h
Q-J0.4745Qc-Jh-7d-5c-2h
9-7-5 suited, 9-6-5 suited0.46999c-7c-5c-2h-3h
Q-T suited (w/ no penalty*)0.4683Qc-Tc-7s-5h-2s
3 to a St. Flush, 2 Gaps, 0 Hi Cards (no penalty*)0.46725h-7h-9h-2d-3d
J-Ts (w/ 1 Straight penalty + 1 Flush penalty*)0.4652Js-Ts-8c-2s-5h
K-Q, K-J (w/ no penalty*)0.4623Ks-Qc-8h-5h-3d
Three to a Flush, One High Card0.4598Js-8s-4s-3c-2c
J-T suited (w/ three penalties*)0.4588Js-Ts-7c-Ad-2s
K-Q, K-J (w/ one Straight penalty*)0.4574Kc-Qs-9d-5h-2c
Ace (w/ no flush penalty*)0.4552Ad-Tc-7s-4s-2h
Ace (w/ one flush penalty + no 2, 3, 4 or 5)0.4499Ah-9h-Jc-7s-6d
A-K, A-Q, A-J0.4493Ac-Kh-9d-7c-4s
K-T suited0.4487Kc-Tc-7s-5d-2d
Ace (w/ one flush penalty*)0.4487Ah-Th-7s-5c-2d
Jack (w/ no flush penalty*)0.4451Jd-9s-7c-4h-2h
3 to a St. Flush, 2 Gaps, 0 Hi Cards (St. penalty*)0.44314h-6h-8h-7c-Td
Queen0.4341Qc-9d-7d-4s-2s
King0.4310Kh-Ts-8d-5d-2c
Jack (w/ one Flush penalty*)0.4306Jd-8d-5c-3s-2s
Four to a Straight, Inside, no High Cards0.42555d-6c-7s-9h-2d
Three to a Flush, no High Cards0.3608Th-7h-5h-3s-2s
Everything Else » Draw Five New Cards0.323110s-8c-6d-4s-2h

*Penalty cards are any cards which you plan to discard that hurt your chances of completing a draw. For example, if you have 7c-9c-Jc-8s-5h and plan to keep the 7c-9c-Jc, the 8s that you're discarding actually hurts you because there is one less card in the deck that completes your straight. However, it still makes sense to discard the 8s because you have better expected return going for the straight flush than to draw to the inside straight.

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Straight (St.) penalty cards mean cards that interfere w/ a hand's possibility of making a straight. Flush penalty cards mean cards that interfere w/ a hand's possibility of making a flush. High Pair (HP) penalty cards mean cards that interfere w/ a hand's possibility of making a high pair (a pair Jacks or better).