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Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Excellent Odds

In my opinion many online casinos are too stingy when setting the odds on their games. They think they will make more money that way but I believe they are misguided, because when players lose too quickly it’s not fun, and those players might not come back.

Bovada is one of the few casinos that understands this. They offer generous odds to let you play longer and get you a better chance of winning. Among their generous offerings are Full-Pay Jacks or Better returning 99.54%, six other video poker games paying over 99%, single-zero roulette, and my favorite, Pick ’em Poker, returning 99.95%!

Kudos to Bovada for not being afraid to give their players a good gamble.

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Royal Aces Bonus Poker

Last Update: Jan 25, 2010

This is an uncommon video poker variable that is characterized by paying 800 for a four aces, mostly at the exepnse of starting the pay table at a pair of aces. I have seen the 9/5 pay table at the Casablanca in Mesquite, Nevada, on January 9, 2006. I have also seen the 7/5 pay table at Harrah's Las Vegas on January 21, 2010.



10-5 Royal Aces Bonus Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 490090668 0.000025 0.019669
Straight flush 100 2417714292 0.000121 0.012129
Four aces 800 4936967256 0.000248 0.198140
Four 2-4 80 10579511880 0.000531 0.042460
Four 5-K 50 31662193440 0.001588 0.079421
Full house 10 213464864880 0.010709 0.107090
Flush 5 280594323000 0.014077 0.070384
Straight 4 276071121072 0.013850 0.055399
Three of a kind 3 1470711394284 0.073782 0.221346
Two pair 1 2398705865028 0.120337 0.120337
Pair of aces 1 1307753371584 0.065607 0.065607
Nothing 0 13935843099816 0.699126 0.000000
Total 0 19933230517200 1.000000 0.991981

9-5 Royal Aces Bonus Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 489841944 0.000025 0.019659
Straight flush 100 2416147632 0.000121 0.012121
Four aces 800 4937003376 0.000248 0.198142
Four 2-4 80 10578456144 0.000531 0.042456
Four 5-K 50 31660811592 0.001588 0.079417
Full house 9 213448120344 0.010708 0.096373
Flush 5 280641385344 0.014079 0.070395
Straight 4 276374822280 0.013865 0.055460
Three of a kind 3 1470567952812 0.073775 0.221324
Two pair 1 2398434037236 0.120323 0.120323
Pair of aces 1 1307646318240 0.065601 0.065601
Nothing 0 13936035620256 0.699136 0.000000
Total 0 19933230517200 1.000000 0.981273

8-5 Royal Aces Bonus Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 489823200 0.000025 0.019659
Straight flush 100 2417669880 0.000121 0.012129
Four aces 800 4936822776 0.000248 0.198134
Four 2-4 80 10578411768 0.000531 0.042455
Four 5-K 50 31660089192 0.001588 0.079415
Full house 8 213444890280 0.010708 0.085664
Flush 5 280699190760 0.014082 0.070410
Straight 4 276398027208 0.013866 0.055465
Three of a kind 3 1470533492172 0.073773 0.221319
Two pair 1 2398393182132 0.120321 0.120321
Pair of aces 1 1307483225784 0.065593 0.065593
Nothing 0 13936195692048 0.699144 0.000000
Total 0 19933230517200 1.000000 0.970564

7-5 Royal Aces Bonus Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 489801144 0.000025 0.019658
Straight flush 100 2418422304 0.000121 0.012133
Four aces 800 4936770144 0.000248 0.198132
Four 2-4 80 10578440664 0.000531 0.042455
Four 5-K 50 31659297648 0.001588 0.079413
Full house 7 213442287480 0.010708 0.074955
Flush 5 280736175432 0.014084 0.070419
Straight 4 276408361512 0.013867 0.055467
Three of a kind 3 1470504982236 0.073772 0.221315
Two pair 1 2398361460804 0.120320 0.120320
Pair of aces 1 1307415901536 0.065590 0.065590
Nothing 0 13936278616296 0.699148 0.000000
Total 0 19933230517200 1.000000 0.959857

6-5 Royal Aces Bonus Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 488789220 0.000025 0.019617
Straight flush 100 2419659036 0.000121 0.012139
Four aces 800 4936311936 0.000248 0.198114
Four 2-4 80 10860342300 0.000545 0.043587
Four 5-K 50 31656655212 0.001588 0.079407
Full house 6 207204068808 0.010395 0.062369
Flush 5 281388402204 0.014117 0.070583
Straight 4 276287003472 0.013861 0.055442
Three of a kind 3 1476248037504 0.074060 0.222179
Two pair 1 2397998931696 0.120302 0.120302
Pair of aces 1 1306916424756 0.065565 0.065565
Nothing 0 13936825891056 0.699175 0.000000
Total 0 19933230517200 1.000000 0.949303

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