The following video poker strategy is for 9/6 Double Double Bonus.
9/6 Double Double Bonus
Hand
Payoff
Royal Flush
800
Straight Flush
50
Four Aces w/2,3,4
400
Four 2s,3s,4s w/A,2,3,4
160
Four Aces
160
Four 2s,3s,4s
80
Four 5s thru Ks
50
Full House
9
Flush
6
Straight
4
Three of a Kind
3
Two Pair
1
Jacks or Better
1
To use the strategy, look up all of the reasonable ways to play a hand, and choose the play that is highest on the list. While optimal strategy returns 98.9808%, the strategy presented below is the optimal "exceptionless" strategy, which returns 98.9792%.
Royal Flush
Four Aces/2s/3s/4s with A/2/3/4 kicker
4 of a kind
Straight Flush
4 to a Royal Flush
3 of a kind: Aces
Full House
Flush
Straight
3 of a kind: 2s thru Ks
4 to a Straight Flush
1 pair: Aces
2 pair
3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
1 pair: Kings
3 to a Royal Flush: TJQ
1 pair: Jacks or Queens
4 to a Flush
3 to a Royal Flush: TJK/TQK, TJA/TQA/TKA/JQA/JKA/QKA
4 to a Straight: 89TJ, 9TJQ, TJQK
1 pair: 2s thru 10s
4 to a Straight: 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T
3 to a Straight Flush: 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 89T, 89J/8TJ, 8JQ, 9TJ, 9TQ/9JQ, 9JK/9QK
4 to a Straight: JQKA
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ, JK/QK, JA/QA/KA
4 to a Straight: 9JQK, TJQA/TJKA/TQKA
3 to a Straight Flush: Ace-low, 234/235/245, 346/356, 457/467, 568/578, 679/689, 78T/78J/79J, 79T/7TJ, 89Q/8TQ, 9TK
3 to a Straight: JQK
4 to a Straight: 89JQ/8TJQ, 9TJK/9TQK
2 to a Straight: JQ
1 high card: Ace
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
2 to a Straight: JK/QK
3 to a Flush: 2TK to 8TK
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ, TK
1 high card: J/Q/K
3 to a Straight Flush: 236/246/256, 347/357/367, 458/468/478, 569/579/589, 67T/68T/69T
4 to a Straight: 2346/2356/2456, 3457/3467/3567, 4568/4578/4678, 5679/5689/5789, 678T/679T/689T
