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Reason #5 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Intelligent Bonuses

Many online casinos offer huge signup bonuses, but there’s a catch. Buried in the fine print is that play on the most popular games doesn’t count towards earning the bonus. It’s common for play on blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and video poker to be excluded. In many cases, only slots count.

And that’s if you can even find the terms and conditions. Many casinos put their 100% bonus in big flaming letters but make you hunt all over their site to find the rules.

Bovada allows play on all games to count towards the wagering requirement. It’s that simple. Just no opposite betting. All casinos ought to be as easy as Bovada about this. The bonus offer itself is simple too: on your first deposit, they’ll give you an extra 10%. If you deposit $100, you’ll wind up with $110 in chips or tokens.

Finally, in the unlikely event that Bovada feels you’ve been abusing their bonuses they won’t seize your winnings like most other casinos will. In the worst case scenario they will politely tell you that they will not be offering you any future bonuses, but you are welcome to keep playing and keep everything you have made already.

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Last Update: Aug 29, 2008

"9/6" Ultra Bonus Poker — 98.75%
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 510280728 0.000026 0.020480
Straight flush 50 2195755332 0.000110 0.005508
4 aces 400 4704531960 0.000236 0.094406
4 2-4 160 10793334024 0.000541 0.086636
4 5-K 50 32093111748 0.001610 0.080502
Full house 9 208475949924 0.010459 0.094128
Flush 6 248376661260 0.012460 0.074763
Straight 4 266588117316 0.013374 0.053496
3 of a kind 2 1488263100144 0.074662 0.149325
Two pair 1 2424958012872 0.121654 0.121654
Jacks or better 1 4118728796964 0.206626 0.206626
Nothing 0 11127542864928 0.558241 0.000000
Total 19933230517200 1.000000 0.987523

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HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 510603240 0.000026 0.020493
Straight flush 50 2199340260 0.000110 0.005517
4 aces 400 4703393664 0.000236 0.094383
4 2-4 160 10792094076 0.000541 0.086626
4 5-K 50 32076581172 0.001609 0.080460
Full house 8 208376163504 0.010454 0.083630
Flush 6 250511163720 0.012568 0.075405
Straight 4 266493965172 0.013369 0.053477
3 of a kind 2 1487331974292 0.074616 0.149231
Two pair 1 2423412617436 0.121577 0.121577
Jacks or better 1 4111599548232 0.206269 0.206269
Nothing 0 11135223072432 0.558626 0.000000
Total 19933230517200 1.000000 0.977067

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HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 512956440 0.000026 0.020587
Straight flush 50 2068699200 0.000104 0.005189
4 aces 400 4731953748 0.000237 0.094956
4 2-4 160 10800954312 0.000542 0.086697
4 5-K 50 32304736764 0.001621 0.081032
Full house 9 209705096952 0.010520 0.094683
Flush 5 216285605220 0.010851 0.054253
Straight 4 271202229864 0.013606 0.054422
3 of a kind 2 1499645209836 0.075233 0.150467
Two pair 1 2442824313876 0.122550 0.122550
Jacks or better 1 4215541632156 0.211483 0.211483
Nothing 0 11027607128832 0.553227 0.000000
Total 19933230517200 1.000000 0.976320

Ultra Bonus Poker
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8005252847120.0000260.021082
Straight flush5020683245840.0001040.005188
4 aces40047319537480.0002370.094956
4 2-4160108009543120.0005420.086697
4 5-K50322668154080.0016190.080937
Full house82095640540280.0105130.084106
Flush52168097781440.0108770.054384
Straight42716221062880.0136270.054506
3 of a kind214981337705000.0751580.150315
Two pair124407928053640.1224480.122448
Jacks or better142095351754360.2111820.211182
Nothing0110363794946760.5536670.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.965803

Ultra Bonus Poker
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8005332816800.0000270.021403
Straight flush5020763323880.0001040.005208
4 aces40047317958520.0002370.094953
4 2-4160108006137520.0005420.086694
4 5-K50322394870160.0016170.080869
Full house72094564618360.0105080.073555
Flush52171857269720.0108960.054478
Straight42730132706680.0136960.054786
3 of a kind214969105687640.0750960.150192
Two pair124389597721240.1223560.122356
Jacks or better142018902319240.2107980.210798
Nothing0110454329742240.5541220.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.955293

Ultra Bonus Poker
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8005379390960.0000270.021590
Straight flush5020775501480.0001040.005211
4 aces40047313856320.0002370.094945
4 2-4160108004620480.0005420.086693
4 5-K50322210240200.0016160.080822
Full house62093769101160.0105040.063023
Flush52173210603560.0109020.054512
Straight42744244223080.0137670.055069
3 of a kind214959727841720.0750490.150098
Two pair124374020630680.1222780.122278
Jacks or better141968471126320.2105450.210545
Nothing0110515178036040.5544270.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.944788

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