Gambling Info Odds Gambling Online Ask the Wizard Play for Fun Blog Radio Video 
Reason #2 why the Wizard likes Bovada:
No-hassle practice games
Most online casinos spend more effort trying to separate you from your money than they do trying to give you a good experience. They have all kinds of popup windows, they usually make you download their software, and if they do offer play-in-browser games then you have to register an account before you can play. And if you register they start sending you emails trying to get you to deposit real money.
But Bovada is different. They have no popup windows at all, and their practice games play right in your browser, with no download, and no registration required. You don’t even have to give up your email address. It couldn’t be simpler: just one click and you’re playing the game.
I wish all online casinos showed this much respect for their players. Other casinos practically ask for your first born child to play for free. Meanwhile Bovada is patient and does not twist anybody’s arm to play for real money. You can play as long as you like for free with no obligation. The real-money games are available if that’s your preference, but if not, you can play the free practice games for as long as you like without hassle.
8/5 Triple Bonus for Quick Quads
Last Update: Mar 11, 2009
The following strategy is for 8/5 Triple Bonus Quick Quads. The following return table shows that with optimal strategy the return is 99.87%.| Quick Quads — "8/5" Triple Bonus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
| Royal flush | 800 | 504017940 | 0.000025 | 0.016857 |
| Straight flush | 100 | 2365418856 | 0.000119 | 0.009889 |
| Four aces | 240 | 4524385524 | 0.000227 | 0.045395 |
| Four 2-4 | 120 | 8634092292 | 0.000433 | 0.043315 |
| Four 5-K | 50 | 27974079828 | 0.001403 | 0.058475 |
| Quick quads (2-4) | 120 | 17702690184 | 0.000888 | 0.08881 |
| Quick quads (5-10) | 50 | 68964537480 | 0.00346 | 0.144157 |
| Full house | 8 | 185443611660 | 0.009303 | 0.062022 |
| Flush | 5 | 205240266984 | 0.010296 | 0.042902 |
| Straight | 4 | 235581271812 | 0.011819 | 0.039395 |
| Three of a kind | 3 | 1376903008512 | 0.069076 | 0.172689 |
| Two pair | 1 | 2440209901752 | 0.122419 | 0.102016 |
| Jacks or better | 1 | 4133837770020 | 0.207384 | 0.17282 |
| Nothing | 0 | 11225345464356 | 0.563147 | 0 |
| Total | 19933230517200 | 1 | 0.998742 | |
The strategy below is more than 99.9979% accurate; meaning the cost due to errors is 0.0021%. To use the strategy, look up all viable ways to play the hand, and go with the one listed first. If a play is not listed, that means there is always a better alternative, and it should never be played. For example, if the player has 2
J Q Q
A there are three viable plays: the pair of jacks, three to a royal, or four to a flush. Playing a four to a flush depends on the number of high cards. A four to a flush with three cards is not listed (because three to a royal is always better), and thus should never be played. Between three to a royal and a pair of queens, the best play depends on the which cards are in the three to a royal. In this case, a JQA three to a royal is listed below a pair of jacks, thus the better play is holding the jacks.
- Royal flush
- Four of a kind (regular or Quick Quads)
- Straight flush
- 4 to a royal flush
- Three of a kind with a kicker:
- 2's with an Ace
- 3's with any A,2
- 4's with any A,2,3
- 5's with any A,2,3,4
- 6's with any A,2,3,4,5
- 7's with any A,2,3,4,5,6
- 8's with any A,2,3,5,6,7
- 9's with any A,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
- 10's with any A,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
- Three of a kind - Aces, 2's, 3's, 4's, 9's, 10's
- Full house
- Three of a kind - 5's through 8's, J's, Q's, K's
- Two pair - AA22, 2244, 3366, 4488, 55TT
- 4 to a straight flush, no gap (2345 to 9TJQ)
- One pair with two kickers - 3's with A2; or 4's with A3
- Flush
- Straight
- 4 to a straight flush, 1 gap (includes A234)
- One pair with two kickers:
- 5's with A4/23
- 6's with A5/24
- 7's with A6/25/34
- 8's with A7/26/35
- 9's with A8/27/36/45
- 10's with A9/28/37/46
- One pair - aces
- Two pair
- 3 to a royal flush - TJQ, JQK
- One pair with a kicker - 3's with any A,2; or 4's with any A,3
- One pair - JJ, QQ, KK
- 3 to a royal flush - TJK, TJA, TQK, TQA, TKA, JQA, JKA, QKA
- One pair with a kicker - 2's with an Ace; or 4's with a 2
- One pair - 33, 44
- 4 to a flush with 2 high cards
- One pair - 22, 99, TT
- 4 to a flush with 1 high card
- One pair - 77, 88
- 4 to a flush with no high cards
- One pair - 55, 66
- Unsuited TJQK
- Suited A23, A34
- Unsuited 9TJQ
- Suited 9TJ, 9JQ
- Unsuited 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T, 89TJ
- Suited A45, 235, 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 89T, 89J, 8TJ, 8JQ, 9TQ, 9JK, 9QK
- Unsuited JQKA
- Suited JQ
- Suited 234, 245, 346, 356, 457, 467, 568, 578, 679, 689, 78T, 79T
- Unsuited A23, A34
- Suited JK, QK
- Suited 246, 347
- Unsuited 9JQK, TJQA, TJKA, TQKA
- Suited JA, QA, KA
- Suited A24, A25, A35, 78J, 79J, 7TJ, 89Q, 8TQ, 9TK
- 3 to a flush with 1 high card, Quick Quads possible - suited A56, A67, A78, A89, A9T
- Ace
- Unsuited JQK
- Unsuited 89JQ, 8TJQ, 9TJK, 9TQK
- Unsuited JQ
- Suited TJ
- Unsuited JK, QK
- Suited TQ, TK
- Jack, Queen or King
- Suited 236, 256, 357, 367, 458, 468, 478, 569, 579, 589, 67T, 68T, 69T
- 3 to a flush with no high cards, Quick Quads possible - suited 257, 268, 279, 28T, 358, 369, 37T, 459, 46T
- Suited 34
- Suited 23
- Discard everything
Other Quick Quads pages:
- Main Quick Quads page
- Strategy for 8/5 Bonus Poker Quick Quads
- Strategy for 9/7 Double Bonus Quick Quads
- Strategy for 9/6 Double Double Bonus Quick Quads
- Strategy for 9/6 Jacks or Better Quick Quads
Acknowledgements
All credit for this strategy belongs to "JB," who I thank for his outstanding work.