8/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe 10-Play Ultimate X Strategy

Introduction

This page shows my strategy for the 10-hand version of 8/6 Ultimate X Bonus Poker Deluxe. With perfect play, which requires knowing more than one correct play for many hands based on the average multiplier, the expected return of this game is 99.70%. If you use the following single strategy at all times, the expected return is 99.67%. So you are giving up 0.03% in long-term return in exchange for a single, simple strategy.

Please note this strategy is not appropriate for the single-line Ultimate X game.

Below the strategy are some exceptions based on the average multiplier, which will boost the return slightly above 99.67%.

Basic Strategy

• Full house or better
• 4 to a royal flush
• Flush
• Straight
• 3 of a kind
• 4 to a straight flush
• 2 pair
• 4 to a flush with 3 high cards
• 1 pair, Jacks or better
• 4 to a flush with 0, 1, or 2 high cards
• 3 to a royal flush
• 4 to a straight — 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
• 1 pair, 2s through 10s
• 4 to a straight — 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T
• 3 to a straight flush — 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 78J; 89T; 89J/8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9JK/9QK
• 4 to a straight — 9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
• 3 to a flush — 2JQ to 7JQ; 2JK to 8QK; 2TA to 9KA
• 3 to a straight flush — 79J/7TJ; 89Q/8TQ; 9TK
• 2 to a royal flush — JQ; JK/QK; JA/QA/KA
• 3 to a straight flush — Ace-low; 234/235/245; 346/356; 457/467; 568/578; 679/689; 78T/79T
• 4 to a straight — 89JQ/8TJQ; 9TJK/9TQK
• 3 to a straight — TJQ; JQK
• 3 to a flush — 29J to 6TJ; 29Q to 7TQ; 23K to 8TK; 28A to 89A
• 2 to a straight — JQ
• 3 to a flush — 23J to 68J; 23Q to 78Q; 27A to 67A
• 2 to a royal flush — TJ
• 3 to a flush — 26A to 56A
• 2 to a straight — JK/QK
• 4 to a straight — A234/A245/A345; 789J; 89TQ
• 2 to a royal flush — TQ
• 3 to a straight flush — 246; 347/357/367; 458/468/478; 569/579/589
• 4 to a straight — A235; 78TJ/79TJ
• 3 to a straight flush — 236/256; 67T/68T/69T
• 2 to a straight — JA/QA/KA
• 2 to a royal flush — TK
• a Jack, Queen, King, or Ace
• 4 to a straight — 2346/2356/2456; 3457/3467/3567; 4568/4578/4678; 5679/5689/5789; 678T/679T/689T
• 3 to a flush — 237 to 59T
• Discard everything

Exceptions

The exceptions listed below will bring the above strategy a little closer to perfect strategy. This list of exceptions is not a complete list.

 

 

Written by: Michael Shackleford