Double Bonus Poker is a video poker game with higher variance than Bonus Poker, but less than ones like Double Double Bonus and Triple Double Bonus. It only pays one coin on two pair. In exchange for this, quad aces, deuces, threes and fours have a bonus payout.
There is a version of Double Bonus Poker that returns over 100%. This video poker game is dealt at many Las Vegas locals and downtown casinos and in smaller Nevada markets. It pays 10 coins on a full house and 7 on a flush.
The strategy for Double Bonus can change substantially from one paytable to another. Draws to flushes and straights can change on better pay tables with elevated payouts on those hands. Make sure that you know what these changes are before playing.
Double Bonus Poker does not pay extra on hands with kickers. That game is Double Double Bonus Poker.
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Best Double Bonus video poker paytables
The following tables are the best ones available for Double Bonus Poker. If the machine you are playing only pays 8 coins on a full house, it returns less than 96%.
It is assumed that you are playing five coins per hand, or whatever the amount needed to receive 800/1 on a royal flush. That may be 10 or more coins.
The percentage in parenthesis is the expected return with perfect strategy. Multiply the number of coins wagered by the payout for the exact amount.
10/7 Double Bonus Poker (100.17%)
The best paytable for Double Bonus Poker is 10/7. It is found on some 100% machines at Station Casinos and other locals casinos in Las Vegas. Some other casinos in downtown Las Vegas and other parts of Nevada also have it.
Double Bonus Poker with a 10/7 pay table was offered as a coin game at California in downtown Las Vegas and at Skyline Casino on Boulder Highway near Henderson as late as 2023. US Casino Advantage is unaware of any existing 10/7 Double Bonus Poker machines left that operate on coins. All are ticket-in-ticket-out games. There are still some Double Bonus coin games in Colorado and Nevada with lower paytables.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or fours: 80
- Four 5s to kings: 50
- Full house: 10
- Flush: 7
- Straight: 5
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
9/7 Double Bonus Poker (99.11%)
The only difference between this game and the one above is that a full house pays 9 instead of 10. This game is common at casinos that deal 99% video poker. You can find it at some bars and multi-hand machines in Las Vegas and at legal online casinos.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or fours: 80
- Four 5s to kings: 50
- Full house: 9
- Flush: 7
- Straight: 5
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
9/6/5 Double Bonus (97.87%)
This version of Double Bonus Poker tends to be on multi-hand machines and at bars. It is also common at casinos that do not offer 99% video poker. The lower flush payout will change some draws to that hand.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or fours: 80
- Four 5s to kings: 50
- Full house: 9
- Flush: 5
- Straight: 5
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
9/6/4 Double Bonus Poker (96.38%)
This is likely the worst Double Bonus Poker paytable that you will find on a casino floor. Any that are worse will show how bad the video poker is where you are. This paytable is common on 50 and 100-play machines. It is also found at Ultimate X, which gets the payout closer to 98% with the multiplier boosts offered by that game.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or fours: 80
- Four 5s to kings: 50
- Full house: 9
- Flush: 6
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
Double Bonus Poker basic strategy
Below is the strategy for 9/7 Double Bonus Poker. There are a few exceptions, but those have little effect on the return, which is around 99.11% when enough coins are wagered to get an 800/1 royal flush. If your hand is not listed, throw away all five dealt cards.
- Stand pat on four of a kind, straight flush and royal flush
- Four to a royal flush
- Three aces
- Stand pat on straight, flush, and full house
- Three deuces through kings
- Four to any straight flush draw
- Pair of aces
- Two pair
- Four to a flush with an ace, or 0, 2, or 3 cards jack or higher
- Suited ten, jack and queen, or jack, queen, and king
- Pair of jacks, queens, or kings
- All other three-card royal flush draws
- Four to a flush with a jack, queen, or king
- Four to an open-ended straight
- Pair of deuces, threes, or fours
- Three-card straight flush draw with a nine and two other cards that are ten, jack, or queen
- Pair of fives through tens
- Four to any king or ace-high straight
- Three suited connectors at least five-high
- Three-card straight flush with at least one card jack or higher
- Three-card flush with one or two high cards
- Two suited royal flush cards jack or higher
- All remaining three-card straight flush draws with one gap
- Five-high straight draw
- Queen-high straight draw with jack and queen included
- Unsuited ten, jack and queen or jack, queen, and king
- Inside straight draw with at least one card jack or better
- Suited ten and jack
- Unsuited jack and queen
- Suited ten and queen
- Three-card straight flush with two gaps
- Three-card flush with one card jack or higher
- Unsuited king with jack or queen
- Single ace
- Suited ten and king
- Single jack, queen, or king
- Four to any remaining inside straight
- Any remaining three-card flushes
Using a players card at Double Bonus Poker
Most Double Bonus Poker machines will accept a casino players card and pay slot points. Using one will increase your return. Slot points can be as high as 0.3%. You may receive mailers related to your play that can be free slot credits, meal comps, and hotel rooms.
Most 10/7 Double Bonus Poker machines do not pay points. Using a players card on these games may hurt your player rating.
Last Updated on November 9, 2024 by John Mehaffey