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Video Poker - Double Pay Poker

Last Update: Oct 11, 2005

Introduction

Double Pay Poker is a common video poker variant in which the player bets on both the deal and the draw. The pay tables on the draw are standard video poker tables that are found elsewhere in my video poker section. This section shall address only the pay tables on the deal. The returns on the draw hand tend to be within 1% of the deal returns, assuming optimal strategy. To get a combined return average the deal return found here and look up the draw return in my section on deuces wild, double bonus, double double bonus, or triple double bonus.

Deuces Wild

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Deuces Wild
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Natural royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
Four deuces 500 48 0.000018 0.009234
Wild royal flush 100 480 0.000185 0.018469
Five of a Kind 50 624 0.00024 0.012005
Straight Flush 40 2068 0.000796 0.031828
Four of a Kind 12 31552 0.01214 0.145683
Full House 8 12672 0.004876 0.039006
Flush 6 14472 0.005568 0.03341
Straight 4 62232 0.023945 0.09578
Three of a kind 2 355080 0.136624 0.273248
Two pair 2 95040 0.036568 0.073137
Pair (Q-A) 1 548928 0.211211 0.211211
All other 0 1475760 0.567827 0
Total 2598960 1 0.96148

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Deuces Wild
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Natural royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
Four deuces 500 48 0.000018 0.009234
Wild royal flush 100 480 0.000185 0.018469
Five of a Kind 80 624 0.00024 0.019208
Straight Flush 40 2068 0.000796 0.031828
Four of a Kind 12 31552 0.01214 0.145683
Full House 10 12672 0.004876 0.048758
Flush 6 14472 0.005568 0.03341
Straight 4 62232 0.023945 0.09578
Three of a kind 2 355080 0.136624 0.273248
Two pair 2 95040 0.036568 0.073137
Pair (Q-A) 1 548928 0.211211 0.211211
All other 0 1475760 0.567827 0
Total 2598960 1 0.978434

Double Bonus

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces 400 48 0.000018 0.007388
4 2-4 200 144 0.000055 0.011081
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 35 3744 0.001441 0.05042
flush 20 5108 0.001965 0.039308
straight 10 10200 0.003925 0.039246
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.961462

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces 400 48 0.000018 0.007388
4 2-4 200 144 0.000055 0.011081
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 40 3744 0.001441 0.057623
flush 20 5108 0.001965 0.039308
straight 12 10200 0.003925 0.047096
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.976514

Double Double Bonus

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Double Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces + 2-4 1000 12 0.000005 0.004617
4 2-4 + A-4 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 aces 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 2-4 200 108 0.000042 0.008311
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 40 3744 0.001441 0.057623
flush 16 5108 0.001965 0.031446
straight 10 10200 0.003925 0.039246
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.966343

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Double Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces + 2-4 1000 12 0.000005 0.004617
4 2-4 + A-4 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 aces 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 2-4 200 108 0.000042 0.008311
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 40 3744 0.001441 0.057623
flush 20 5108 0.001965 0.039308
straight 10 10200 0.003925 0.039246
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.974205

Triple Double Bonus

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Triple Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces + 2-4 1000 12 0.000005 0.004617
4 2-4 + A-4 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 aces 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 2-4 200 108 0.000042 0.008311
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 40 3744 0.001441 0.057623
flush 16 5108 0.001965 0.031446
straight 10 10200 0.003925 0.039246
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.966343

Double Pay Poker - Deal Pay Table - Triple Double Bonus
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
royal flush 12000 4 0.000002 0.018469
straight flush 500 36 0.000014 0.006926
4 aces + 2-4 1000 12 0.000005 0.004617
4 2-4 + A-4 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 aces 400 36 0.000014 0.005541
4 2-4 200 108 0.000042 0.008311
4 5-K 100 432 0.000166 0.016622
full house 40 3744 0.001441 0.057623
flush 20 5108 0.001965 0.039308
straight 10 10200 0.003925 0.039246
3 of a kind 6 54912 0.021128 0.126771
2 pair 4 123552 0.047539 0.190156
pair J-A 2 337920 0.130021 0.260042
pair 5-10 1 506880 0.195032 0.195032
pair 2-4 0 253440 0.097516 0
nothing 0 1302540 0.501177 0
total 2598960 1 0.974205

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