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The next pay table is a short pay version of true 10/7 double bonus. It pays 239, instead of 250, for a straight flush or four 5-K, with five coins bet. The reason for 239 is to keep the win under $1200, thus avoiding a W2-G form, for a $5 bet ($5 × 239 = $1195).
Double Bonus — 10-7-239
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
414897108
0.000021
0.003330
Straight flush
47.8
2251030044
0.000113
0.001080
4 aces
160
3962735004
0.000199
0.006362
4 2-4
80
10446293580
0.000524
0.008385
4 5-K
47.8
32046819840
0.001608
0.015370
Full house
10
223056612216
0.011190
0.022380
Flush
7
297927254088
0.014946
0.020925
Straight
5
299358052128
0.015018
0.015018
3 of a kind
3
1439222046588
0.072202
0.043321
Two pair
1
2484935892900
0.124663
0.024933
Jacks or better
1
3835616182488
0.192423
0.038485
Nothing
0
11303992701216
0.567093
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.997940
Double Bonus - Microgaming "Aces" Pay Table
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
509641656
0.000026
0.020454
Straight flush
60
2060183136
0.000103
0.006201
4 aces
400
4733652936
0.000237
0.094990
4 2-4
100
10801068864
0.000542
0.054186
4 5-K
50
32507032500
0.001631
0.081540
Full house
7
210553126956
0.010563
0.073940
Flush
5
216788152068
0.010876
0.054379
Straight
4
252520338408
0.012668
0.050673
3 of a kind
3
1509206036580
0.075713
0.227139
Two pair
1
2458035568692
0.123313
0.123313
Jacks or better
1
4233392465364
0.212379
0.212379
Nothing
0
11002123250040
0.551949
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.999195
Double Bonus
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
414973476
0.000021
0.016655
Straight flush
50
2255533176
0.000113
0.005658
4 aces
160
4364665980
0.000219
0.035034
4 2-4
80
10446064476
0.000524
0.041924
4 5-K
50
31969127784
0.001604
0.080191
Full house
9
211872080016
0.010629
0.095662
Flush
7
303428337828
0.015222
0.106556
Straight
5
299409572148
0.015021
0.075103
3 of a kind
3
1452555860172
0.072871
0.218613
Two pair
1
2370561008868
0.118925
0.118925
Jacks or better
1
3921754413384
0.196745
0.196745
Nothing
0
11324198879892
0.568107
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.991065
The next table pay table is seen at some Real Time Gaming casinos. The 40 for four 5-K is not a typo.
Double Bonus
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
421997268
0.000021
0.016936
Straight flush
50
2263275240
0.000114
0.005677
4 aces
160
3962528604
0.000199
0.031806
4 2-4
80
10446248172
0.000524
0.041925
4 5-K
40
31946931528
0.001603
0.064108
Full house
10
222686377056
0.011172
0.111716
Flush
7
303764689332
0.015239
0.106674
Straight
5
299609247636
0.015031
0.075153
3 of a kind
3
1435131177948
0.071997
0.215991
Two pair
1
2479272534900
0.124379
0.124379
Jacks or better
1
3813441001992
0.191311
0.191311
Nothing
0
11330284507524
0.568412
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.985676
"9/6/5" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
487789056
0.000024
0.019577
Straight flush
50
2165349096
0.000109
0.005432
4 aces
160
4466814888
0.000224
0.035854
4 2-4
80
10457017608
0.000525
0.041968
4 5-K
50
32300428680
0.001620
0.081022
Full house
9
214539309000
0.010763
0.096866
Flush
6
221014834488
0.011088
0.066527
Straight
5
309160021656
0.015510
0.077549
3 of a kind
3
1476556719144
0.074075
0.222225
Two pair
1
2413232992008
0.121066
0.121066
Jacks or better
1
4185522624204
0.209977
0.209977
Nothing
0
11063326617372
0.555019
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.978062
"9/7/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
413867688
0.000021
0.016610
Straight flush
50
2232034020
0.000112
0.005599
4 aces
160
4441388988
0.000223
0.035650
4 2-4
80
10498090176
0.000527
0.042133
4 5-K
50
32135330352
0.001612
0.080607
Full house
9
213057341820
0.010689
0.096197
Flush
7
320272860612
0.016067
0.112471
Straight
4
241728444036
0.012127
0.048508
3 of a kind
3
1469056216632
0.073699
0.221097
Two pair
1
2400595294032
0.120432
0.120432
Jacks or better
1
3948977638908
0.198110
0.198110
Nothing
0
11289822009936
0.566382
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.977414
"9/6/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
486092448
0.000024
0.019509
Straight flush
50
2186338944
0.000110
0.005484
4 aces
160
4523921640
0.000227
0.036313
4 2-4
80
10507554132
0.000527
0.042171
4 5-K
50
32529696768
0.001632
0.081597
Full house
9
216061189596
0.010839
0.097553
Flush
6
225141936648
0.011295
0.067769
Straight
4
256664314800
0.012876
0.051505
3 of a kind
3
1495629031164
0.075032
0.225096
Two pair
1
2448213778044
0.122821
0.122821
Jacks or better
1
4264457956920
0.213937
0.213937
Nothing
0
10976828706096
0.550680
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.963754
"8/6" Double Bonus - 96.23%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
521102016
0.000026
0.020914
Straight flush
50
2195366364
0.000110
0.005507
4 aces
160
4464360276
0.000224
0.035835
4 2-4
80
10457827212
0.000525
0.041971
4 5-K
50
32357589096
0.001623
0.081165
Full house
8
214992879192
0.010786
0.086285
Flush
6
219641277060
0.011019
0.066113
Straight
5
274179772260
0.013755
0.068775
3 of a kind
3
1484356564308
0.074466
0.223399
Two pair
1
2432968510572
0.122056
0.122056
Jacks or better
1
4191122480148
0.210258
0.210258
Nothing
0
11065972788696
0.555152
0.000000
Total
0
1.000000
0.962278
"9/5/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Number
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
493786008
0.000025
0.019818
Straight flush
50
2147840184
0.000108
0.005388
4 aces
160
4497593772
0.000226
0.036101
4 2-4
80
10506428736
0.000527
0.042166
4 5-K
50
32573173380
0.001634
0.081706
Full house
9
216135925488
0.010843
0.097587
Flush
5
217725259668
0.010923
0.054614
Straight
4
260547004272
0.013071
0.052284
3 of a kind
3
1496165498304
0.075059
0.225177
Two pair
1
2448765638496
0.122848
0.122848
Jacks or better
1
4286640939336
0.215050
0.215050
Nothing
0
10957031429556
0.549687
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.952738
"8/5/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Number
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
492841212
0.000025
0.019780
Straight flush
50
2151623496
0.000108
0.005397
4 aces
160
4465762764
0.000224
0.035846
4 2-4
80
10504984968
0.000527
0.042161
4 5-K
50
32577286932
0.001634
0.081716
Full house
8
216046602792
0.010839
0.086708
Flush
5
217352572992
0.010904
0.054520
Straight
4
260951101932
0.013091
0.052365
3 of a kind
3
1495170719448
0.075009
0.225027
Two pair
1
2447705942712
0.122795
0.122795
Jacks or better
1
4297254070680
0.215582
0.215582
Nothing
0
10948557007272
0.549262
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.941897
"7/5/4" Double Bonus Poker
Hand
Payoff
Number
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
498195744
0.000025
0.019995
Straight flush
50
2160043068
0.000108
0.005418
4 aces
160
4465354092
0.000224
0.035842
4 2-4
80
10504958136
0.000527
0.042161
4 5-K
50
32561148000
0.001634
0.081676
Full house
7
215984925828
0.010835
0.075848
Flush
5
217644536628
0.010919
0.054593
Straight
4
261147719604
0.013101
0.052404
3 of a kind
3
1494520991340
0.074976
0.224929
Two pair
1
2446850671164
0.122752
0.122752
Jacks or better
1
4294436393340
0.215441
0.215441
Nothing
0
10952455580256
0.549457
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.931060
Methodology of Expected Return Tables
I have personally developed the above tables for jacks or better, bonus poker, double bonus, double double bonus, triple bonus, and triple double bonus and Double Bonus. In general the wide tables that show the exact Combinations of combinations were done by me. The determination of said tables was done by testing all 32 ways to play any given hand. For each possible play I looped through every possible set of cards on the second deal and averaging the payoffs. Finally the decision that yielded the greatest overall expected return was defined as the best way to play that hand. The determination of the overall expected return was done by systematically analyzing all 2,598,960 possible five card poker hands,
testing all 32 ways to play each one, adding the average results of the best way to play each hand, and finally dividing by the total Combinations of hands to yield the average results.
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