The concept of Dual Action Poker is quite simple — the player's final hand is scored on two different pay tables and paid based on both of them. One pay table is a deuces wild game and the other a jacks-or-better based game. For this feature, the player must double his normal bet.
Example
In the hand above, I had a three of a kind against both pay tables. For the Bonus Poker Deluxe pay table on the left, I was paid 15 coins. For the Deuces Wild pay table on the right, I was paid 5 coins. The total win was 15+5=20 coins.
Games and Pay Tables
The following four tables show the games and pay tables available for Dual Action Poker.
Bonus Poker Deluxe
Hand
Pays
ROYAL FLUSH
800
STRAIGHT FLUSH
50
FOUR OF A KIND
100
FULL HOUSE
Variable
FLUSH
Variable
STRAIGHT
4
THREE OF A KIND
3
TWO PAIR
1
JACKS OR BETTER
1
Double Double Bonus
Hand
Pays
ROYAL FLUSH
800
STRAIGHT FLUSH
100
FOUR A's + ANY 2, 3 OR 4
500
FOUR 2's,3's,4's + ANY A,2,3,4
200
FOUR ACES
200
FOUR 2's, 3's, 4's
100
FOUR 5's THROUGH K's
50
FULL HOUSE
Variable
FLUSH
Variable
STRAIGHT
4
THREE OF A KIND
3
TWO PAIR
1
JACKS OR BETTER
1
Deuces Wild
Hand
Pays
ROYAL FLUSH NO DEUCES
800
FOUR DEUCES
200
ROYAL FLUSH WITH DEUCE
Variable
FIVE OF A KIND
20
STRAIGHT FLUSH
Variable
FOUR OF A KIND
4
FULL HOUSE
4
FLUSH
3
STRAIGHT
2
THREE OF A KIND
1
Deuces Wild Bonus
Hand
Pays
ROYAL FLUSH NO DEUCES
800
FOUR DEUCES + ONE ACE
400
FOUR DEUCES
200
ROYAL FLUSH WITH DEUCE
30
FIVE ACES
100
FIVE 3's, 4's, 5's
60
FIVE 6's THROUGH K's
30
STRAIGHT FLUSH
Variable
FOUR OF A KIND
4
FULL HOUSE
Variable
FLUSH
Variable
STRAIGHT
1
THREE OF A KIND
1
The following table shows the games, pay tables, and returns, which were kindly provided to me by IGT, the game maker of Dual Action Poker. To fit everything nicely, I used some abbreviations as follows:
BPD = Bonus Poker Deluxe
DDB = Double Double Bonus (Poker)
DW = Deuces Wild
DWB = Deuces Wild Bonus (Poker)
For the pay tables I indicate only the "variable" pays, as indicated in the four tables above.
Dual Action Games and Pay Tables
Game 1
Pay Table 1
Game 2
Pay Table 2
Return
BPD
10-6
DWB
9-4-3
99.79%
BPD
9-6
DWB
13-3-3
98.73%
BPD
8-6
DWB
10-3-3
97.61%
BPD
8-5
DWB
12-3-2
96.38%
BPD
9-6
DW
30-16
99.53%
BPD
8-6
DW
30-14
98.50%
BPD
8-5
DW
25-14
97.47%
BPD
7-5
DW
25-12
96.49%
DDB
10-6
DWB
9-4-3
99.68%
DDB
9-6
DWB
13-3-3
98.68%
DDB
9-5
DWB
10-3-3
97.52%
DDB
8-5
DWB
12-3-2
96.32%
DDB
10-6
DW
30-16
99.31%
DDB
9-6
DW
30-14
98.31%
DDB
9-5
DW
25-14
97.28%
DDB
8-5
DW
25-12
96.32%
Analysis
The following tables show the game and pay table configurations for Dual Action Poker available at the Rampart casino in Las Vegas.
Bonus Poker Deluxe & Deuces Wild
The following two tables show the pairing of Bonus Poker Deluxe & Deuces Wild. The lower right cells show a return of 94.56% for Bonus Poker Deluxe and 102.44% for Deuces Wild. The combined return for the whole game is the average of the two, which is 98.50%.
100-8-6 Bonus Poker Deluxe
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
1,037,854,488
0.000026
0.020827
Straight flush
50
4,307,248,656
0.000108
0.005402
Four of a kind
100
83,529,737,376
0.002095
0.209524
Full house
8
433,235,824,704
0.010867
0.086937
Flush
6
445,259,759,136
0.011169
0.067013
Straight
4
448,620,802,872
0.011253
0.045012
Three of a kind
3
2,785,191,541,704
0.069863
0.209589
Two pair
1
5,109,228,109,656
0.128159
0.128159
Jacks or better
1
6,904,406,226,456
0.173188
0.173188
Nothing
0
23,651,643,929,352
0.593272
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
0.945651
30-20-14-4-4-3 Deuces Wild
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Natural royal flush
800
1,037,854,488
0.000026
0.020827
Four deuces
200
7,389,017,832
0.000185
0.037069
Wild royal flush
30
76,528,563,792
0.001920
0.057589
Five of a kind
20
124,168,839,048
0.003115
0.062292
Straight flush
14
184,336,363,896
0.004624
0.064734
Four of a kind
4
2,421,917,640,504
0.060751
0.243003
Full house
4
1,047,118,704,480
0.026266
0.105063
Flush
3
869,794,650,504
0.021818
0.065453
Straight
2
2,029,246,392,840
0.050901
0.101802
Three of a kind
1
10,625,799,941,232
0.266535
0.266535
Nothing
0
22,479,123,065,784
0.563861
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
1.024366
Bonus Poker Deluxe & Bonus Deuces Wild
The following two tables show the pairing of Bonus Poker Deluxe & Bonus Deuces Wild. The lower right cells show a return of 95.00% for Bonus Poker Deluxe and 100.22% for Bonus Deuces Wild. The combined return for the whole game is the average of the two, which is 97.61%.
100-8-6 Bonus Poker Deluxe
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
1,052,374,440
0.000026
0.021118
Straight flush
50
4,498,313,832
0.000113
0.005642
Four of a kind
100
86,259,276,240
0.002164
0.216371
Full house
8
375,229,273,680
0.009412
0.075297
Flush
6
463,563,675,888
0.011628
0.069767
Straight
4
358,158,545,712
0.008984
0.035936
Three of a kind
3
2,919,186,001,968
0.073224
0.219672
Two pair
1
4,566,134,196,144
0.114536
0.114536
Jacks or better
1
7,639,876,714,824
0.191637
0.191637
Nothing
0
23,452,502,661,672
0.588277
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
0.949976
100-60-30-10-4-3-3 Bonus Deuces Wild
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Natural royal flush
800
1,052,374,440
0.000026
0.021118
Four deuces plus ace
400
928,795,008
0.000023
0.009319
Four deuces
200
6,747,917,592
0.000169
0.033853
Wild royal flush
25
78,989,036,784
0.001981
0.049534
Five aces
100
12,185,434,032
0.000306
0.030566
Five 3-5
60
31,193,307,696
0.000782
0.046947
Five 6-K
30
84,813,292,032
0.002127
0.063823
Straight flush
10
158,641,960,368
0.003979
0.039793
Four of a kind
4
2,524,533,367,152
0.063325
0.253299
Full house
3
935,743,667,400
0.023472
0.070416
Flush
3
894,550,807,320
0.022439
0.067316
Straight
1
1,423,380,995,232
0.035704
0.035704
Three of a kind
1
11,181,443,066,520
0.280472
0.280472
Nothing
0
22,532,257,012,824
0.565193
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
1.002159
Double Double Bonus & Deuces Wild
The following two tables show the pairing of Double Double Bonus & Deuces Wild. The lower right cells show a return of 93.35% for Double Double Bonus and 101.20% for Deuces Wild. The combined return for the whole game is the average of the two, which is 97.28%.
500-200-100-50-9-5 Double Double Bonus
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
1,003,592,400
0.000025
0.020139
Straight flush
100
4,668,238,728
0.000117
0.011710
Four aces + 2-4
500
2,501,001,456
0.000063
0.031367
Four 2-4 + A-4
200
6,281,955,696
0.000158
0.031515
Four aces + 5-K
200
5,296,631,616
0.000133
0.026572
Four 2-4
100
13,714,488,072
0.000344
0.034401
Four 5-K
50
56,573,274,048
0.001419
0.070953
Full house
9
411,761,468,232
0.010329
0.092957
Flush
5
444,710,645,472
0.011155
0.055775
Straight
4
454,524,899,016
0.011401
0.045605
Three of a kind
3
2,813,478,367,536
0.070573
0.211718
Two pair
1
4,923,704,312,640
0.123505
0.123505
Jacks or better
1
7,069,263,715,944
0.177324
0.177324
Nothing
0
23,658,978,443,544
0.593456
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
0.933540
30-20-14-4-4-3 Deuces Wild
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Natural royal flush
800
1,003,592,400
0.000025
0.020139
Four deuces
200
7,589,833,680
0.000190
0.038076
Wild royal flush
25
75,149,120,544
0.001885
0.047126
Five of a kind
20
125,127,882,240
0.003139
0.062774
Straight flush
14
180,551,591,760
0.004529
0.063405
Four of a kind
4
2,440,744,610,256
0.061223
0.244892
Full house
4
1,006,576,689,840
0.025249
0.100995
Flush
3
863,527,816,224
0.021661
0.064982
Straight
2
2,021,789,757,912
0.050714
0.101428
Three of a kind
1
10,690,969,114,680
0.268170
0.268170
Nothing
0
22,453,431,024,864
0.563216
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
1.011985
Double Double Bonus & Bonus Deuces Wild
The following two tables show the pairing of Double Double Bonus & Bonus Deuces Wild. The lower right cells show a return of 94.08% for Double Double Bonus and 100.97% for Bonus Deuces Wild. The combined return for the whole game is the average of the two, which is 97.52%.
500-200-100-50-9-5 Double Double Bonus
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
1,011,891,144
0.000025
0.020306
Straight flush
100
4,506,248,880
0.000113
0.011303
Four aces + 2-4
500
2,651,680,776
0.000067
0.033257
Four 2-4 + A-4
200
6,504,226,296
0.000163
0.032630
Four aces + 5-K
200
5,376,179,112
0.000135
0.026971
Four 2-4
100
13,403,876,208
0.000336
0.033622
Four 5-K
50
56,963,360,760
0.001429
0.071443
Full house
9
416,138,480,208
0.010438
0.093945
Flush
5
433,683,477,096
0.010878
0.054392
Straight
4
350,410,949,160
0.008790
0.035158
Three of a kind
3
2,864,004,983,640
0.071840
0.215520
Two pair
1
5,001,568,109,928
0.125458
0.125458
Jacks or better
1
7,447,026,676,680
0.186799
0.186799
Nothing
0
23,263,210,894,512
0.583528
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
0.940804
100-60-30-10-4-3-3 Bonus Deuces Wild
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Natural royal flush
800
1,011,891,144
0.000025
0.020306
Four deuces plus ace
400
979,838,760
0.000025
0.009831
Four deuces
200
6,510,433,752
0.000163
0.032661
Wild royal flush
30
81,498,737,976
0.002044
0.061329
Five aces
100
14,027,083,440
0.000352
0.035185
Five 3-5
60
30,740,934,624
0.000771
0.046266
Five 6-K
30
82,705,680,744
0.002075
0.062237
Straight flush
10
150,994,302,696
0.003788
0.037875
Four of a kind
4
2,505,033,305,064
0.062836
0.251342
Full house
3
999,905,410,824
0.025081
0.075244
Flush
3
860,757,106,632
0.021591
0.064773
Straight
1
1,351,476,127,944
0.033900
0.033900
Three of a kind
1
11,112,142,375,896
0.278734
0.278734
Nothing
0
22,668,677,804,904
0.568615
0.000000
Total
39,866,461,034,400
1.000000
1.009684
Summary
The following table summarizes the returns of the return tables above.
