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.gDouble Double Jackpot Video Poker
Last Update: August 21, 2004
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
487,680,180
0.000024
0.019573
Straight Flush
50
2,050,654,164
0.000103
0.005144
Four A + J-K
320
1,175,724,540
0.000059
0.018875
Four A + 2-10
160
2,807,617,956
0.000141
0.022536
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,468,645,288
0.000174
0.027842
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,218,871,328
0.000412
0.032986
Four 2-10
50
31,454,978,676
0.001578
0.078901
Full House
12
227,623,653,612
0.011419
0.137032
Flush
5
213,539,028,036
0.010713
0.053564
Straight
4
248,578,928,136
0.012471
0.049882
Three of a kind
3
1,480,327,648,692
0.074264
0.222793
Two pair
1
2,563,965,970,308
0.128628
0.128628
Pair
1
4,258,516,150,872
0.213639
0.213639
Nonpaying hand
0
10,891,014,965,412
0.546375
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
1.011393
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
411,445,068
0.000021
0.016513
Straight Flush
50
2,203,889,832
0.000111
0.005528
Four A + J-K
320
1,237,520,244
0.000062
0.019867
Four A + 2-10
160
3,115,375,776
0.000156
0.025006
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,339,548,460
0.000168
0.026806
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,090,348,448
0.000406
0.032470
Four 2-10
50
31,189,407,408
0.001565
0.078235
Full House
8
213,106,250,880
0.010691
0.085528
Flush
7
266,516,069,880
0.013370
0.093593
Straight
5
301,930,466,412
0.015147
0.075735
Three of a kind
3
1,463,671,935,168
0.073429
0.220286
Two pair
1
2,391,214,655,520
0.119961
0.119961
Pair
1
4,088,710,738,188
0.205120
0.205120
Nonpaying hand
0
11,158,492,865,916
0.559793
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
1.004649
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
464,803,320
0.000023
0.018654
Straight Flush
50
2,133,933,468
0.000107
0.005353
Four A + J-K
320
1,260,628,728
0.000063
0.020238
Four A + 2-10
160
3,120,521,388
0.000157
0.025048
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,406,811,460
0.000171
0.027346
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,191,138,908
0.000411
0.032874
Four 2-10
50
31,224,280,236
0.001566
0.078322
Full House
9
214,543,213,056
0.010763
0.096868
Flush
6
218,565,996,012
0.010965
0.065789
Straight
5
307,961,333,532
0.015450
0.077248
Three of a kind
3
1,476,392,041,872
0.074067
0.222201
Two pair
1
2,414,117,070,288
0.121110
0.121110
Pair
1
4,234,226,484,420
0.212420
0.212420
Nonpaying hand
0
11,017,622,260,512
0.552726
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
1.003472
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
404,868,648
0.000020
0.016249
Straight Flush
50
2,175,471,648
0.000109
0.005457
Four A + J-K
320
1,244,690,064
0.000062
0.019982
Four A + 2-10
160
3,200,088,528
0.000161
0.025686
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,336,312,624
0.000167
0.026780
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,108,574,600
0.000407
0.032543
Four 2-10
50
31,400,231,076
0.001575
0.078764
Full House
9
214,352,256,204
0.010754
0.096782
Flush
7
283,096,320,684
0.014202
0.099416
Straight
4
242,479,340,136
0.012165
0.048658
Three of a kind
3
1,481,146,685,388
0.074305
0.222916
Two pair
1
2,422,670,933,484
0.121539
0.121539
Pair
1
4,125,340,478,592
0.206958
0.206958
Nonpaying hand
0
11,114,274,265,524
0.557575
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
1.001729
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
470,184,684
0.000024
0.018870
Straight Flush
50
2,162,211,300
0.000108
0.005424
Four A + J-K
320
1,277,816,172
0.000064
0.020514
Four A + 2-10
160
3,155,672,340
0.000158
0.025330
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,449,957,316
0.000173
0.027692
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,213,139,084
0.000412
0.032963
Four 2-10
50
31,438,997,640
0.001577
0.078861
Full House
10
216,094,658,904
0.010841
0.108409
Flush
6
221,456,655,876
0.011110
0.066660
Straight
4
250,544,546,544
0.012569
0.050277
Three of a kind
3
1,496,185,092,888
0.075060
0.225180
Two pair
1
2,451,570,902,424
0.122989
0.122989
Pair
1
4,327,826,101,632
0.217116
0.217116
Nonpaying hand
0
10,919,384,580,396
0.547798
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
1.000283
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
403,168,944
0.000020
0.016181
Straight Flush
50
2,181,417,000
0.000109
0.005472
Four A + J-K
320
1,224,118,692
0.000061
0.019652
Four A + 2-10
160
3,145,487,472
0.000158
0.025248
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,330,448,284
0.000167
0.026733
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,107,853,232
0.000407
0.032540
Four 2-10
50
31,386,407,436
0.001575
0.078729
Full House
8
213,817,719,420
0.010727
0.085814
Flush
7
296,210,353,356
0.014860
0.104021
Straight
4
241,860,515,784
0.012134
0.048534
Three of a kind
3
1,476,299,446,404
0.074062
0.222187
Two pair
1
2,414,437,613,748
0.121126
0.121126
Pair
1
4,081,510,304,424
0.204759
0.204759
Nonpaying hand
0
11,159,315,663,004
0.559835
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
0.990995
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
470,555,172
0.000024
0.018885
Straight Flush
50
2,163,092,628
0.000109
0.005426
Four A + J-K
320
1,277,769,732
0.000064
0.020513
Four A + 2-10
160
3,151,040,724
0.000158
0.025293
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,446,846,868
0.000173
0.027667
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,212,163,844
0.000412
0.032959
Four 2-10
50
31,438,434,168
0.001577
0.078859
Full House
9
216,044,336,520
0.010838
0.097546
Flush
6
221,437,478,220
0.011109
0.066654
Straight
4
252,968,048,904
0.012691
0.050763
Three of a kind
3
1,495,473,100,608
0.075024
0.225072
Two pair
1
2,450,050,521,840
0.122913
0.122913
Pair
1
4,323,392,428,392
0.216894
0.216894
Nonpaying hand
0
10,923,704,699,580
0.548015
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
0.989443
Double Double Jackpot Poker
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
487,544,988
0.000024
0.019567
Straight Flush
50
2,097,729,876
0.000105
0.005262
Four A + J-K
320
1,280,364,696
0.000064
0.020554
Four A + 2-10
160
3,118,687,524
0.000156
0.025033
Four J-K + J-A
160
3,464,224,716
0.000174
0.027807
Four J-K + 2-10
80
8,217,373,380
0.000412
0.032980
Four 2-10
50
31,429,416,036
0.001577
0.078837
Full House
8
216,019,472,544
0.010837
0.086697
Flush
5
214,879,296,756
0.010780
0.053900
Straight
4
253,077,530,688
0.012696
0.050785
Three of a kind
3
1,495,212,028,860
0.075011
0.225033
Two pair
1
2,450,335,779,540
0.122927
0.122927
Pair
1
4,352,129,269,740
0.218335
0.218335
Nonpaying hand
0
10,901,481,797,856
0.546900
0.000000
Total Return
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
0.967717
Methodology of Expected Return Tables
I have personally developed the above tables for all games except joker poker and bonus deuces wild. Those two exceptions were done by Winpoker. 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.
All other forms of video poker were analyzed with the help of WinPoker 5. This software allows the user to specify the payoff table to most forms of video poker and it evidently uses the same methodology as mine to determine the tables above. You can also play video poker with this software and it will tell you if and when you make a mistake and show you the reason why. To develop your own strategy you can enter any hand you like and the program will give you the expected return of all 32 ways to play it on one screen. The cost of this software is $30 and the web page has a stripped down version for free. For anyone serious about playing video poker properly I give WinPoker an A.
