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Introduction
This page shows my strategy for 8/5 Bonus Poker. With optimal strategy, the expected return of 8/5 Bonus Poker is 99.17%. Often, 8/5 Bonus Poker is the best available video poker game in a given casino, so it is a valuable strategy to know. The following table shows the probability and return for each hand.
"8/5" Bonus Poker — 99.17%
Hand | Payoff | Combinations | Probability | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Royal flush | 800 | 495443136 | 0.000025 | 0.019884 |
Straight flush | 50 | 2129604264 | 0.000107 | 0.005342 |
4 aces | 80 | 3903775812 | 0.000196 | 0.015667 |
4 2-4 | 40 | 10509866328 | 0.000527 | 0.021090 |
4 5-K | 25 | 32688417336 | 0.001640 | 0.040997 |
Full house | 8 | 229516869924 | 0.011514 | 0.092114 |
Flush | 5 | 216873645000 | 0.010880 | 0.054400 |
Straight | 4 | 223676319912 | 0.011221 | 0.044885 |
3 of a kind | 3 | 1484391167856 | 0.074468 | 0.223405 |
Two pair | 2 | 2577523603752 | 0.129308 | 0.258616 |
Jacks or better | 1 | 4290810981444 | 0.215259 | 0.215259 |
Nothing | 0 | 10860710822436 | 0.544855 | 0.000000 |
Total | 19933230517200 | 1.000000 | 0.991660 |
Conflict Hands
The following list shows all the difficult hands, and how to correctly play them.
Definitions:- High Card = Jack, Queen, King or Ace
- Straight Flush draw (type 1) = Straight flush draw where high cards minus gaps >= 1 .
- Straight Flush draw (type 2) = Straight flush draw where high cards minus gaps = 0 .
- Straight Flush draw (type 3) = Straight flush draw where high cards minus gaps = -1 & all ace-low draws.
- Straight Flush draw (type 4) = Straight flush draw with two gaps and no high cards & includes 234 suited.
- K
Q
J
T
9
— Straight flush or 4 to a royal flush: Keep the Straight Flush
- A
K
Q
J
T
— 4 to a royal flush or Straight: Keep 4 to a royal flush
- A
K
J
T
9
— 4 to a royal flush or Flush: Keep 4 to a royal flush
- A
K
Q
J
J
— 4 to a royal flush or High pair: Keep 4 to a royal flush
- A
2
3
4
5
— Straight or 4 to a straight flush: Keep the straight
- A
K
Q
J
T
— Straight or 3 to a royal flush: Keep the straight
- T
T
T
J
Q
— Three of a kind or 3 to a royal flush: Keep Three of a kind
- Q
J
T
9
Q
— 4 to a straight flush or High pair: Keep 4 to a straight flush
- 9
T
J
Q
2
— 4 to a straight flush or 3 to a royal flush: Keep 4 to a straight flush
- K
K
Q
Q
J
— Two pair or 3 to a royal flush: Keep the two pair
- A
K
K
Q
3
— High pair or 3 to a royal flush: Keep High pair
- 3
7
9
J
J
— High pair or 4 to a flush: Keep High pair
- K
Q
J
T
J
— High pair or KQJT unsuited: Keep High pair
- 2
A
Q
T
4
— 3 to a royal flush or 4 to a flush: Keep 3 to a royal flush
- T
J
Q
K
8
— 3 to a royal flush or 4 to an outside straight: Keep 3 to a royal flush
- Q
J
T
T
3
— 3 to a royal flush or Low pair: Keep 3 to a royal flush
- A
K
Q
J
9
— 3 to a royal flush or AKQJ unsuited: Keep 3 to a royal flush
- 3
7
9
T
T
— 4 to a flush or Low pair: Keep 4 to a flush
- 2
5
6
7
T
— 4 to a flush or 3 to a straight flush (any type): Keep 4 to a flush
- K
Q
J
T
T
— KQJT unsuited or Low pair: Keep KQJT unsuited
- K
Q
J
T
8
— KQJT unsuited or 2 suited high cards: Keep KQJT unsuited
- K
Q
J
T
2
— KQJT unsuited or JT suited: Keep KQJT unsuited
- K
Q
J
T
7
— KQJT unsuited or KT, QT suited: Keep KQJT unsuited
- 6
7
8
9
9
— Low pair or 4 to an outside straight: Keep Low pair
- 9
9
T
J
4
— Low pair or 3 to a straight flush (any type): Keep Low pair
- K
Q
J
9
9
— Low pair or 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards: Keep Low pair
- 8
9
T
J
3
— 4 to an outside straight or 3 to a straight flush (any type): Keep 4 to an outside straight
- A
K
Q
J
5
— AKQJ unsuited or 2 suited high cards: Keep AKQJ unsuited
- K
J
3
4
5
— 2 suited high cards or 3 to a straight flush (type 2, 3, or 4): Keep 2 suited high cards
- K
Q
J
9
7
— 2 suited high cards or 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards: Keep 2 suited high cards
- K
Q
J
7
5
— 2 suited high cards or Unsuited JQK: Keep 2 suited high cards
- 3
4
5
J
Q
— 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or two unsuited high cards: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 2)
- 3
4
5
T
J
— 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or JT suited: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 2)
- 8
9
J
Q
K
— 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards or 3 to a straight flush (type 3): Keep 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards
- 7
8
J
Q
K
— Unsuited JQK or 3 to a straight flush (type 3): Keep Unsuited JQK
- A
2
3
J
Q
— Unsuited JQ or 3 to a straight flush (type 3): Keep Unsuited JQ
- 2
4
T
J
Q
— Unsuited JQ or JT suited: Keep Unsuited JQ
- J
Q
2
3
4
— Unsuited JQ or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep Unsuited JQ
- A
3
5
K
Q
— 3 to a straight flush (type 3) or KQ, KJ unsuited: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 3)
- A
3
5
J
T
— 3 to a straight flush (type 3) or JT suited: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 3)
- K
J
T
4
7
— KJ unsuited or JT suited: Keep KJ unsuited
- A
K
Q
8
6
— KQ, KJ unsuited or AK, AQ, AJ unsuited: Keep KQ, KJ unsuited
- K
J
2
3
4
— KQ, KJ unsuited or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep KQ, KJ unsuited
- K
Q
T
7
3
— KQ, KJ unsuited or KT, QT suited: Keep KQ, KJ unsuited
- J
T
A
5
7
— JT suited or AK, AQ, AJ unsuited: Keep JT suited
- J
T
2
3
4
— JT suited or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep JT suited
- A
K
2
3
4
— AK, AQ, AJ unsuited or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep AK, AQ, AJ unsuited
- A
Q
T
8
4
— AK, AQ, AJ unsuited or KT, QT suited: Keep AK, AQ, AJ unsuited
- A
2
3
4
9
— Ace or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep Ace
- 2
3
4
Q
T
— 3 to a straight flush (type 4) or KT, QT suited: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 4)
- 2
3
4
J
7
— 3 to a straight flush (type 4) or Jack, Queen or King: Keep 3 to a straight flush (type 4)
- K
T
2
4
6
— KT, QT suited or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep KT, QT suited
- K
3
5
7
9
— Jack, Queen or King or 3 to a straight flush (type 4): Keep Jack, Queen or King
Traditional Strategy Table
The following list shows the value of each type of hand on the deal, in order from best to worst. To play a difficult hand, look up all viable ways to play it on the list, and play the highest one.- Four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush
- 4 to a royal flush
- Straight, flush, full house
- Three of a kind
- 4 to a straight flush
- Two pair
- High pair
- 3 to a royal flush
- 4 to a flush
- KQJT unsuited
- Low pair
- 4 to an outside straight
- 3 to a straight flush (type 1)
- AKQJ unsuited
- 2 suited high cards
- 3 to a straight flush (type 2)
- 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards
- Unsuited JQK
- Unsuited JQ
- 3 to a straight flush (type 3)
- KQ, KJ unsuited
- JT suited
- AK, AQ, AJ unsuited
- Ace
- KT, QT suited
- Jack, Queen or King
- 3 to a straight flush (type 4)
- Discard everything
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