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No-hassle practice games

Most online casinos spend more effort trying to separate you from your money than they do trying to give you a good experience. They have all kinds of popup windows, they usually make you download their software, and if they do offer play-in-browser games then you have to register an account before you can play. And if you register they start sending you emails trying to get you to deposit real money.

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Super Draw Poker

Last Update: Jul 13, 2010

Super Draw Poker is a video poker variant I noticed at the Red Rock in June, 2008. I've seen it here and there since then. It seems to be more popular in the Reno area than Vegas.

The game plays like conventional video poker, for one to five coins bet. For a sixth coin bet, the wins for a four of a kinds, and sometimes the straight flush, are increased significantly. All other pays remain the same. Games can be played in 3-play, 5-play, and 10-play modes. The following tables show the games available at the Red Rock. The wins are per 1/5 of the win for six coins. Returns are the product of the win, the probability, and 5/6. The reason for multiplying by 5/6, is because the player must bet six coins, but the wins are only divided by 5 (to avoid decimals).

Super Draw Poker — 11-6 Jacks or Better
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 495628380 0.000025 0.016576
Straight Flush 60 2187266232 0.000110 0.005486
Four of a Kind 100 47254164408 0.002371 0.197552
Full House 11 229963887432 0.011537 0.105753
Flush 6 221464790088 0.01111 0.055552
Straight 4 222881897148 0.011181 0.037271
Three of a kind 3 1489507750584 0.074725 0.186812
Two pair 2 2582834426424 0.129574 0.215957
Pair 1 4222272278340 0.211821 0.176517
Nonpaying hand 0 10914368428164 0.547546 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.997477

Super Draw Poker — 11-5 Jacks or Better
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 494726928 0.000025 0.016546
Straight Flush 60 2124784824 0.000107 0.005330
Four of a Kind 100 47573214948 0.002387 0.198886
Full House 11 231185143332 0.011598 0.106315
Flush 5 192704203968 0.009667 0.040281
Straight 4 222602620920 0.011167 0.037225
Three of a kind 3 1503131313132 0.075408 0.188521
Two pair 2 2602647778428 0.130568 0.217614
Pair 1 4254473306844 0.213436 0.177864
Nonpaying hand 0 10876293423876 0.545636 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.988580

Super Draw Poker — 9-5 Bonus Poker
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 503416368 0.000025 0.016837
Straight flush 150 2485754172 0.000125 0.015588
Four aces 240 4295213928 0.000215 0.043096
Four 2-4 120 10680813516 0.000536 0.053583
Four 5-K 80 32702397840 0.001641 0.109373
Full house 9 229012847316 0.011489 0.086167
Flush 5 207375253740 0.010403 0.043348
Straight 4 211891139460 0.01063 0.035433
Three of a kind 3 1504482155724 0.075476 0.18869
Two pair 2 2600026147548 0.130437 0.217395
Jacks or better 1 4170871650420 0.209242 0.174368
Nothing 0 10958903727168 0.549781 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.983879

Super Draw Poker — Bonus Deluxe
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 475479096 0.000024 0.015902
Straight flush 50 2179434900 0.000109 0.004556
Four of a kind 160 49939109520 0.002505 0.334043
Full house 9 164973643056 0.008276 0.062072
Flush 6 224269991064 0.011251 0.056255
Straight 4 231290124372 0.011603 0.038677
Three of a kind 3 1573354235076 0.078931 0.197328
Two pair 1 2195203039020 0.110128 0.091773
Jacks or better 1 4548804693984 0.228202 0.190168
Nothing 0 10942740767112 0.54897 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.990775

Super Draw Poker — Double Bonus
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 472451472 0.000024 0.015801
Straight flush 60 2127045384 0.000107 0.005335
Four aces 400 4704375612 0.000236 0.078669
Four 2-4 200 10836342108 0.000544 0.090605
Four 5-K 100 32481093180 0.001629 0.135791
Full house 9 210240260676 0.010547 0.079104
Flush 6 219208902084 0.010997 0.054986
Straight 5 276377142264 0.013865 0.057771
Three of a kind 3 1504736291328 0.075489 0.188722
Two pair 1 2445942597336 0.122707 0.102256
Jacks or better 1 4175270963244 0.209463 0.174552
Nothing 0 11050833052512 0.554392 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.983594

Super Draw Poker — Double Double Bonus
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 486703140 0.000024 0.016278
Straight flush 140 2578857540 0.000129 0.015094
Four aces + 2-4 800 1234375956 0.000062 0.041284
Four 2-4 + A-4 320 2932116180 0.000147 0.039226
Four aces 320 3480292308 0.000175 0.046559
Four 2-4 160 7891442544 0.000396 0.052786
Four 5-K 100 32548885776 0.001633 0.136075
Full house 9 210765264012 0.010574 0.079302
Flush 6 229038108720 0.01149 0.057451
Straight 4 222133987656 0.011144 0.037146
Three of a kind 3 1513745074272 0.075941 0.189852
Two pair 1 2468659023144 0.123846 0.103205
Jacks or better 1 4230367467192 0.212227 0.176856
Nothing 0 11007368918760 0.552212 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.991113

Super Draw Poker — Super Double Double Bonus
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 494979456 0.000025 0.016555
Straight flush 120 2368008336 0.000119 0.01188
Four aces + 2-4 800 1212560244 0.000061 0.040554
Four aces + J-K 640 1272755820 0.000064 0.034054
Four 2-4 + A-4 320 2967018420 0.000149 0.039693
Four J-K + J-A 320 4227860520 0.000212 0.05656
Four aces 320 2237461656 0.000112 0.029933
Four 2-4 160 7997745768 0.000401 0.053497
Four 5-K 80 28692804804 0.001439 0.095963
Full house 7 178290907344 0.008944 0.052176
Flush 5 208779648168 0.010474 0.043641
Straight 4 216116057040 0.010842 0.03614
Three of a kind 3 1572194393124 0.078873 0.197183
Two pair 1 2210927623452 0.110917 0.092431
Jacks or better 1 4551799986216 0.228352 0.190294
Nothing 0 10943650706832 0.549015 0
Total 19933230517200 1 0.990552

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