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Draw 6 Poker

Last Update: Aug 24, 2005

Introduction

Draw 6 Poker is a video poker variation I noticed at the Mirage on August 22, 2005. It plays like regular video poker, except the player gets 6 cards on the draw if he was dealt a three of a kind or certain full houses on the deal.

Return Tables

Following are return tables for the eight pay tables on the machine I saw at the Mirage. I also indicate which full houses the player gets to draw 6 cards to.

Bonus Poker
Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	492964188	0.000025	0.019785
Straight Flush	50	1851739992	0.000093	0.004645
Four aces	80	4753426572	0.000238	0.019077
Four 2-4	40	12703021128	0.000637	0.025491
Four 5-K	25	39037151304	0.001958	0.04896
Full House	6	276537161916	0.013873	0.083239
Flush	4	192344970180	0.009649	0.038598
Straight	3	206837900508	0.010377	0.03113
Three of a kind	3	1443943371168	0.072439	0.217317
Two pair	2	2601499277160	0.130511	0.261021
Pair	1	4360751192988	0.218768	0.218768
Nonpaying hand	0	10792478340096	0.541431	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.968031

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Full house including three aces

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Bonus Poker
Royal Flush	800	494711964	0.000025	0.019855
Straight Flush	50	2149897512	0.000108	0.005393
Four aces	80	4739837196	0.000238	0.019023
Four 2-4	40	12578551608	0.000631	0.025241
Four 5-K	25	38927148876	0.001953	0.048822
Full House	6	275498595360	0.013821	0.082926
Flush	5	215806450704	0.010826	0.054132
Straight	3	206205165180	0.010345	0.031034
Three of a kind	3	1433260442508	0.071903	0.215709
Two pair	2	2585822538564	0.129724	0.259448
Pair	1	4323552563808	0.216902	0.216902
Nonpaying hand	0	10834194613920	0.543524	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.978486

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Full house including three aces

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus Poker
Royal Flush	800	498195744	0.000025	0.019995
Straight Flush	50	2160043068	0.000108	0.005418
Four aces	160	5201644812	0.000261	0.041753
Four 2-4	80	12995813976	0.000652	0.052157
Four 5-K	50	38764788960	0.001945	0.097237
Full House	7	258311084868	0.012959	0.090712
Flush	5	217644536628	0.010919	0.054593
Straight	4	261147719604	0.013101	0.052404
Three of a kind	3	1442764044780	0.07238	0.21714
Two pair	1	2446850671164	0.122752	0.122752
Pair	1	4294436393340	0.215441	0.215441
Nonpaying hand	0	10952455580256	0.549457	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.969602

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Full house including three aces
Full house including three 2-4

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Bonus Poker
Royal Flush	800	492841212	0.000025	0.01978
Straight Flush	50	2151623496	0.000108	0.005397
Four aces	160	5202053484	0.000261	0.041756
Four 2-4	80	12713857128	0.000638	0.051026
Four 5-K	50	38780927892	0.001946	0.097277
Full House	8	263689584552	0.013229	0.105829
Flush	5	217352572992	0.010904	0.05452
Straight	4	260951101932	0.013091	0.052365
Three of a kind	3	1438378933848	0.07216	0.21648
Two pair	1	2447705942712	0.122795	0.122795
Pair	1	4297254070680	0.215582	0.215582
Nonpaying hand	0	10948557007272	0.549262	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.982807

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Full house including three aces
Full house including three 2-4

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Double Bonus Poker
Royal Flush	800	499022640	0.000025	0.020028
Straight Flush	50	1920592752	0.000096	0.004818
Four A + 2-4	400	2083057044	0.000105	0.041801
Four 2-4 + A-4	160	4778019540	0.00024	0.038352
Four A	160	3052483008	0.000153	0.024502
Four 2-4	80	8354841972	0.000419	0.033531
Four 5-K	50	41158961364	0.002065	0.103242
Full House	5	216935804448	0.010883	0.054416
Flush	4	203795302008	0.010224	0.040896
Straight	3	212710286352	0.010671	0.032013
Three of a kind	3	1525390580388	0.076525	0.229575
Two pair	1	2215791044028	0.111161	0.111161
Pair	1	4599405137340	0.230741	0.230741
Nonpaying hand	0	10897355384316	0.546693	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.965074

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Any full house

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Double Double Bonus Poker
Royal Flush	800	499077204	0.000025	0.02003
Straight Flush	50	1915298472	0.000096	0.004804
Four A + 2-4	400	2083791708	0.000105	0.041815
Four 2-4 + A-4	160	4780349436	0.00024	0.038371
Four A	160	3054813384	0.000153	0.02452
Four 2-4	80	8362651992	0.00042	0.033563
Four 5-K	50	39307175136	0.001972	0.098597
Full House	6	260176422600	0.013052	0.078314
Flush	4	202915746144	0.01018	0.040719
Straight	3	212257339476	0.010648	0.031945
Three of a kind	3	1469433451836	0.073718	0.221153
Two pair	1	2491225997364	0.124979	0.124979
Pair	1	4339823828436	0.217718	0.217718
Nonpaying hand	0	10897394574012	0.546695	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.976529

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Any full house

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Bonus Poker Deluxe
Royal Flush	800	488851248	0.000025	0.01962
Straight Flush	50	1912412028	0.000096	0.004797
Four of a kind	80	59491168392	0.002985	0.238762
Full House	5	216074763864	0.01084	0.0542
Flush	4	200524564704	0.01006	0.040239
Straight	3	215218145508	0.010797	0.032391
Three of a kind	3	1516356013944	0.076072	0.228215
Two pair	1	2206674225432	0.110703	0.110703
Pair	1	4709320400160	0.236255	0.236255
Nonpaying hand	0	10807169971920	0.542169	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.965181

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Any full house

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Bonus Poker Deluxe
Royal Flush	800	488757720	0.000025	0.019616
Straight Flush	50	1901227668	0.000095	0.004769
Four of a kind	80	59494369656	0.002985	0.238775
Full House	6	216092416680	0.010841	0.065045
Flush	4	200082652272	0.010038	0.040151
Straight	3	215087490084	0.01079	0.032371
Three of a kind	3	1516516576176	0.07608	0.228239
Two pair	1	2206944628704	0.110717	0.110717
Pair	1	4711009799448	0.23634	0.23634
Nonpaying hand	0	10805612598792	0.54209	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.976022

For the above table the player gets a 6th card on the draw with any any of the following hands.

Any three of a kind
Any full house