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Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	800	414860472	0.000021	0.016650
Straight flush	50	2254539360	0.000113	0.005655
4 aces	160	3962537892	0.000199	0.031806
4 2-4	80	10446264684	0.000524	0.041925
4 5-K	50	32045992176	0.001608	0.080383
Full house	10	223050658608	0.011190	0.111899
Flush	7	298068519408	0.014953	0.104673
Straight	5	299385345432	0.015019	0.075097
3 of a kind	3	1439168246364	0.072199	0.216598
Two pair	1	2484844034580	0.124658	0.124658
Jacks or better	1	3834735881328	0.192379	0.192379
Nothing	0	11304853636896	0.567136	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	1.001725

The next pay table is a short pay version of true 10/7 double bonus. It pays 239, instead of 250, for a straight flush or four 5-K, with five coins bet. The reason for 239 is to keep the win under $1200, thus avoiding a W2-G form, for a $5 bet ($5 × 239 = $1195).

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 239-10-7-5
Royal flush	800	414897108	0.000021	0.003330
Straight flush	47.8	2251030044	0.000113	0.001080
4 aces	160	3962735004	0.000199	0.006362
4 2-4	80	10446293580	0.000524	0.008385
4 5-K	47.8	32046819840	0.001608	0.015370
Full house	10	223056612216	0.011190	0.022380
Flush	7	297927254088	0.014946	0.020925
Straight	5	299358052128	0.015018	0.015018
3 of a kind	3	1439222046588	0.072202	0.043321
Two pair	1	2484935892900	0.124663	0.024933
Jacks or better	1	3835616182488	0.192423	0.038485
Nothing	0	11303992701216	0.567093	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.997940

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — Microgaming "Aces" Pay Table
Royal flush	800	509641656	0.000026	0.020454
Straight flush	60	2060183136	0.000103	0.006201
4 aces	400	4733652936	0.000237	0.094990
4 2-4	100	10801068864	0.000542	0.054186
4 5-K	50	32507032500	0.001631	0.081540
Full house	7	210553126956	0.010563	0.073940
Flush	5	216788152068	0.010876	0.054379
Straight	4	252520338408	0.012668	0.050673
3 of a kind	3	1509206036580	0.075713	0.227139
Two pair	1	2458035568692	0.123313	0.123313
Jacks or better	1	4233392465364	0.212379	0.212379
Nothing	0	11002123250040	0.551949	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.999195

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 9-7-5
Royal flush	800	414973476	0.000021	0.016655
Straight flush	50	2255533176	0.000113	0.005658
4 aces	160	4364665980	0.000219	0.035034
4 2-4	80	10446064476	0.000524	0.041924
4 5-K	50	31969127784	0.001604	0.080191
Full house	9	211872080016	0.010629	0.095662
Flush	7	303428337828	0.015222	0.106556
Straight	5	299409572148	0.015021	0.075103
3 of a kind	3	1452555860172	0.072871	0.218613
Two pair	1	2370561008868	0.118925	0.118925
Jacks or better	1	3921754413384	0.196745	0.196745
Nothing	0	11324198879892	0.568107	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.991065

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 10-7-4
Royal flush	800	415056036	0.000021	0.016658
Straight flush	50	2218944648	0.000111	0.005566
4 aces	160	4039214460	0.000203	0.032422
4 2-4	80	10498216596	0.000527	0.042134
4 5-K	50	32227729440	0.001617	0.080839
Full house	10	224308148544	0.011253	0.112530
Flush	7	313750351776	0.015740	0.110180
Straight	4	241672261956	0.012124	0.048496
3 of a kind	3	1456375843260	0.073063	0.219188
Two pair	1	2515982686164	0.126221	0.126221
Jacks or better	1	3865084556004	0.193902	0.193902
Nothing	0	11266657508316	0.565220	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.988135

The next table two pay tables are seen at some Real Time Gaming casinos, as evidenced by the 40 and 45 for four 5-K .

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — Real Time Gaming — 45-10-7
Royal flush	800	414,855,312	0.000021	0.016650
Straight flush	50	2,255,375,280	0.000113	0.005657
4 aces	160	3,962,532,732	0.000199	0.031806
4 2-4	80	10,446,256,428	0.000524	0.041925
4 5-K	45	31,968,600,432	0.001604	0.072170
Full house	10	222,766,337,448	0.011176	0.111756
Flush	7	303,426,400,248	0.015222	0.106555
Straight	5	299,389,942,992	0.015020	0.075098
3 of a kind	3	1,435,976,704,836	0.072039	0.216118
Two pair	1	2,480,378,150,556	0.124434	0.124434
Jacks or better	1	3,817,662,237,000	0.191523	0.191523
Nothing	0	11,324,583,123,936	0.568126	0.000000
Total		19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.993693

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — Real Time Gaming — 40-10-7
Royal flush	800	421997268	0.000021	0.016936
Straight flush	50	2263275240	0.000114	0.005677
4 aces	160	3962528604	0.000199	0.031806
4 2-4	80	10446248172	0.000524	0.041925
4 5-K	40	31946931528	0.001603	0.064108
Full house	10	222686377056	0.011172	0.111716
Flush	7	303764689332	0.015239	0.106674
Straight	5	299609247636	0.015031	0.075153
3 of a kind	3	1435131177948	0.071997	0.215991
Two pair	1	2479272534900	0.124379	0.124379
Jacks or better	1	3813441001992	0.191311	0.191311
Nothing	0	11330284507524	0.568412	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.985676

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 9-6-5
Royal flush	800	487789056	0.000024	0.019577
Straight flush	50	2165349096	0.000109	0.005432
4 aces	160	4466814888	0.000224	0.035854
4 2-4	80	10457017608	0.000525	0.041968
4 5-K	50	32300428680	0.001620	0.081022
Full house	9	214539309000	0.010763	0.096866
Flush	6	221014834488	0.011088	0.066527
Straight	5	309160021656	0.015510	0.077549
3 of a kind	3	1476556719144	0.074075	0.222225
Two pair	1	2413232992008	0.121066	0.121066
Jacks or better	1	4185522624204	0.209977	0.209977
Nothing	0	11063326617372	0.555019	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.978062

"9/7/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	800	413867688	0.000021	0.016610
Straight flush	50	2232034020	0.000112	0.005599
4 aces	160	4441388988	0.000223	0.035650
4 2-4	80	10498090176	0.000527	0.042133
4 5-K	50	32135330352	0.001612	0.080607
Full house	9	213057341820	0.010689	0.096197
Flush	7	320272860612	0.016067	0.112471
Straight	4	241728444036	0.012127	0.048508
3 of a kind	3	1469056216632	0.073699	0.221097
Two pair	1	2400595294032	0.120432	0.120432
Jacks or better	1	3948977638908	0.198110	0.198110
Nothing	0	11289822009936	0.566382	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.977414

"9/6/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	800	486092448	0.000024	0.019509
Straight flush	50	2186338944	0.000110	0.005484
4 aces	160	4523921640	0.000227	0.036313
4 2-4	80	10507554132	0.000527	0.042171
4 5-K	50	32529696768	0.001632	0.081597
Full house	9	216061189596	0.010839	0.097553
Flush	6	225141936648	0.011295	0.067769
Straight	4	256664314800	0.012876	0.051505
3 of a kind	3	1495629031164	0.075032	0.225096
Two pair	1	2448213778044	0.122821	0.122821
Jacks or better	1	4264457956920	0.213937	0.213937
Nothing	0	10976828706096	0.550680	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.963754

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
"8/6" Double Bonus — 96.23%
Royal flush	800	521102016	0.000026	0.020914
Straight flush	50	2195366364	0.000110	0.005507
4 aces	160	4464360276	0.000224	0.035835
4 2-4	80	10457827212	0.000525	0.041971
4 5-K	50	32357589096	0.001623	0.081165
Full house	8	214992879192	0.010786	0.086285
Flush	6	219641277060	0.011019	0.066113
Straight	5	274179772260	0.013755	0.068775
3 of a kind	3	1484356564308	0.074466	0.223399
Two pair	1	2432968510572	0.122056	0.122056
Jacks or better	1	4191122480148	0.210258	0.210258
Nothing	0	11065972788696	0.555152	0.000000
Total		0	1.000000	0.962278

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 9-5-4
Royal flush	800	493786008	0.000025	0.019818
Straight flush	50	2147840184	0.000108	0.005388
4 aces	160	4497593772	0.000226	0.036101
4 2-4	80	10506428736	0.000527	0.042166
4 5-K	50	32573173380	0.001634	0.081706
Full house	9	216135925488	0.010843	0.097587
Flush	5	217725259668	0.010923	0.054614
Straight	4	260547004272	0.013071	0.052284
3 of a kind	3	1496165498304	0.075059	0.225177
Two pair	1	2448765638496	0.122848	0.122848
Jacks or better	1	4286640939336	0.215050	0.215050
Nothing	0	10957031429556	0.549687	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.952738

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 8-5-4
Royal flush	800	492841212	0.000025	0.019780
Straight flush	50	2151623496	0.000108	0.005397
4 aces	160	4465762764	0.000224	0.035846
4 2-4	80	10504984968	0.000527	0.042161
4 5-K	50	32577286932	0.001634	0.081716
Full house	8	216046602792	0.010839	0.086708
Flush	5	217352572992	0.010904	0.054520
Straight	4	260951101932	0.013091	0.052365
3 of a kind	3	1495170719448	0.075009	0.225027
Two pair	1	2447705942712	0.122795	0.122795
Jacks or better	1	4297254070680	0.215582	0.215582
Nothing	0	10948557007272	0.549262	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.941897

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus — 7-5-4
Royal flush	800	498195744	0.000025	0.019995
Straight flush	50	2160043068	0.000108	0.005418
4 aces	160	4465354092	0.000224	0.035842
4 2-4	80	10504958136	0.000527	0.042161
4 5-K	50	32561148000	0.001634	0.081676
Full house	7	215984925828	0.010835	0.075848
Flush	5	217644536628	0.010919	0.054593
Straight	4	261147719604	0.013101	0.052404
3 of a kind	3	1494520991340	0.074976	0.224929
Two pair	1	2446850671164	0.122752	0.122752
Jacks or better	1	4294436393340	0.215441	0.215441
Nothing	0	10952455580256	0.549457	0.000000
Total		19933230517200	1.000000	0.931060

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