The full pay table on Double Bonus Video Poke is 250:1 on Royal Flushes (jumping to 4,000 on 5 coin wagers), 50:1 on Straight Flushes, 160:1 for four (4) aces; 80:1 for 4 2,3,and 4s. 50:1 on Four (4) of a Kind; 10:1 on Full Houses; 7:1 on Flushes; 5:1 on Straights; 3:1 on Three (3) of a Kind; 1:1 on two (2) pair; and 1:1 on pairs of Jacks or better. The game is a favorite of savvy video poker aficionados as it returns 100.17% in the long run with expert play.
It is important to note that two pair pays only 1:1 instead of the 2:1 offered on Jacks or Better. Also, more of the overall payback is tied up in the higher end of the pay table. For example, with a five (5) coin wager four (4) Aces brings an 800 coin jackpot, as opposed to 160 for one (1) coin.
There are tricky little moves in this game that average players miss, such as if a player is dealt a Full House that includes 3 Aces, the best play is to break up the full house and go for the 4th Ace. Also, 7:1 payback on Flushes demands that the player hold three parts of a Flush. Given a 10 of diamonds, 8 of clubs, 6 of diamonds, 4 of hearts, 2 of diamonds, in 10-7 Double Bonus the player should hold the three diamonds, whereas in Jacks or Better the player would discard all five.
To change the payback percentage, the casino often changes payoffs on Full Houses, Flushes and sometimes Straights. It’s common to see Double Bonus games with 9/7 (99.1%), and 9/6 (97.8%), and there have been some as low as 8/5/4 (8:1 on Full House, 5:1 on Flushes and 4:1 on straights), with only 94.2% with expert play. Should a player come across an 8/5/4 Double Bonus Poker game, don’t bother playing it. |
