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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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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
Hand	Payoff	Combinations	Probability	Return
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