Bonus Poker
Introduction
8/5 (55 SF)
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
495356964
0.000025
0.019881
Straight Flush
55
2157600360
0.000108
0.005953
Four Aces
80
3902188080
0.000196
0.015661
Four 2s, 3s, 4s
40
10509796152
0.000527
0.021090
Four 5s thru Ks
25
32686672740
0.001640
0.040995
Full House
8
229494606588
0.011513
0.092105
Flush
5
217490670576
0.010911
0.054555
Straight
4
223975574628
0.011236
0.044945
Three of a Kind
3
1484197537824
0.074458
0.223375
Two Pair
2
2577167278920
0.129290
0.258580
Jacks or Better
1
4286797909092
0.215058
0.215058
All Other
0
10864355325276
0.545037
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1
0.992199
Bonus Poker — 8/5
Hand
Pays
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
Note: The standard deviation of 8/5 Bonus Poker is 4.572098.
Bonus Poker - 99.36%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
428344188
0.000021
0.017191
Straight flush
100
2621029596
0.000131
0.013149
4 aces
200
3956770560
0.000199
0.039700
4 2-4
40
10422449736
0.000523
0.020915
4 5-K
25
31443736068
0.001577
0.039436
Full house
12
222879493836
0.011181
0.134176
Flush
8
335934882816
0.016853
0.134824
Straight
5
290185004040
0.014558
0.072789
3 of a kind
3
1414763666028
0.070975
0.212925
Two pair
1
2453061903660
0.123064
0.123064
Jacks or better
1
3696677666676
0.185453
0.185453
Nothing
0
11470855569996
0.575464
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.993623
Bonus Poker — 99.07%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
495440040
0.000025
0.019884
Straight flush
50
2130622848
0.000107
0.005344
4 aces
75
3903639588
0.000196
0.014688
4 2-4
40
10509864264
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
25
32688394632
0.001640
0.040997
Full house
8
229515978276
0.011514
0.092114
Flush
5
216894084792
0.010881
0.054405
Straight
4
223688679144
0.011222
0.044888
3 of a kind
3
1484383065624
0.074468
0.223403
Two pair
2
2577509922528
0.129307
0.258614
Jacks or better
1
4290680977308
0.215253
0.215253
Nothing
0
10860829848156
0.544860
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.990681
The following pay table may not look like the usual Bonus Poker games, that pays 80, 40, and 25 for a four of a kind. However, this was one seen at the Agua Caliente casino near Palm Springs and was titled "bonus poker" on the machine.
Bonus Poker — 30-8-5 — 98.48%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,353,019
0.000025
0.019916
Straight flush
50
178,673,946
0.000108
0.005378
Four of a kind
30
3,925,025,853
0.002363
0.070887
Full house
8
19,125,542,817
0.011514
0.092110
Flush
5
18,105,224,890
0.010900
0.054498
Straight
4
18,660,993,247
0.011234
0.044936
3 of a kind
3
123,691,563,204
0.074464
0.223391
Two pair
2
214,780,152,114
0.129300
0.258600
Jacks or better
1
357,275,502,825
0.215083
0.215083
Nothing
0
905,318,511,185
0.545011
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.984799
7/5 (55 SF)
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
495355932
0.000025
0.019881
Straight Flush
55
2159385204
0.000108
0.005958
Four Aces
80
3902187048
0.000196
0.015661
Four 2s, 3s, 4s
40
10509793056
0.000527
0.021090
Four 5s thru Ks
25
32671615860
0.001639
0.040976
Full House
7
229438253196
0.011510
0.080572
Flush
5
217561170624
0.010914
0.054572
Straight
4
224891829120
0.011282
0.045129
Three of a Kind
3
1483570397616
0.074427
0.223281
Two Pair
2
2576279884824
0.129245
0.258491
Jacks or Better
1
4287138879312
0.215075
0.215075
All Other
0
10864611765408
0.545050
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1
0.980687
Bonus Poker - 98.01%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
495430236
0.000025
0.019884
Straight flush
50
2132733288
0.000107
0.005350
4 aces
80
3903635460
0.000196
0.015667
4 2-4
40
10509856008
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
25
32673298536
0.001639
0.040978
Full house
7
229459754916
0.011511
0.080580
Flush
5
216946473756
0.010884
0.054418
Straight
4
224617025580
0.011268
0.045074
3 of a kind
3
1483756110144
0.074436
0.223309
Two pair
2
2576626215768
0.129263
0.258526
Jacks or better
1
4291056995796
0.215272
0.215272
Nothing
0
10861052987712
0.544872
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.980147
The following pay table was seen at the Morongo casino in California.
Bonus Poker — 35-6-5 — 97.36%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,349,708
0.000025
0.019914
Straight flush
50
178,989,910
0.000108
0.005388
Four of a kind
35
3,924,989,905
0.002363
0.082701
Full house
6
19,125,304,425
0.011514
0.069082
Flush
5
18,111,588,632
0.010903
0.054517
Straight
4
18,664,201,606
0.011236
0.044944
3 of a kind
3
123,689,496,667
0.074462
0.223387
Two pair
2
214,776,325,071
0.129297
0.258595
Jacks or better
1
357,234,392,976
0.215059
0.215059
Nothing
0
905,355,904,200
0.545033
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.973586
Bonus Poker — 96.87%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
495407532
0.000025
0.019883
Straight flush
50
2145558468
0.000108
0.005382
4 aces
80
3996706380
0.000201
0.016040
4 2-4
40
10509832272
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
25
32672554464
0.001639
0.040977
Full house
6
227376651564
0.011407
0.068441
Flush
5
217263418500
0.010900
0.054498
Straight
4
224745710304
0.011275
0.045100
3 of a kind
3
1485637374936
0.074531
0.223592
Two pair
2
2576447728272
0.129254
0.258508
Jacks or better
1
4289149331928
0.215176
0.215176
Nothing
0
10862790242580
0.544959
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.968687
Bonus Poker — 30/6/5
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,349,622
0.000025
0.019914
Straight flush
50
179,209,597
0.000108
0.005394
4 aces
30
3,923,725,361
0.002362
0.070864
Full house
6
19,120,523,169
0.011511
0.069064
Flush
5
18,120,585,436
0.010909
0.054544
Straight
4
18,740,950,973
0.011282
0.045129
3 of a kind
3
123,636,544,403
0.074430
0.223291
Two pair
2
214,700,928,183
0.129252
0.258504
Jacks or better
1
357,248,503,641
0.215067
0.215067
Nothing
0
905,390,222,715
0.545054
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.961772
Bonus Poker — 10/8/6 — 95.78%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
35,067,451
0.000021
0.016889
Straight flush
50
196,672,871
0.000118
0.005920
4 aces
80
307,430,349
0.000185
0.014806
4 2-4
40
867,143,504
0.000522
0.020881
4 5-K
25
2,626,792,815
0.001581
0.039534
Full house
10
18,495,137,472
0.011134
0.111343
Flush
8
27,005,281,578
0.016257
0.130060
Straight
6
28,168,024,374
0.016957
0.101745
3 of a kind
3
116,797,603,100
0.070313
0.210940
Two pair
1
202,259,778,012
0.121762
0.121762
Jacks or better
1
305,464,467,075
0.183893
0.183893
Nothing
0
958,879,144,499
0.577255
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.957771
The following 6-5-3 pay table can be found on Haywire and Moving Multipliers games.
6/5/3 Bonus Poker — 95.78%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,225,997
0.000025
0.019855
Straight flush
50
179,158,126
0.000108
0.005393
4 aces
80
333,628,873
0.000201
0.016068
4 2-4
40
875,889,274
0.000527
0.021092
4 5-K
25
2,726,958,993
0.001642
0.041041
Full house
6
18,976,218,480
0.011424
0.068543
Flush
5
17,983,870,892
0.010826
0.054132
Straight
3
17,183,763,765
0.010345
0.031034
3 of a kind
3
124,171,019,009
0.074752
0.224257
Two pair
2
215,485,211,547
0.129724
0.259448
Jacks or better
1
360,296,046,984
0.216902
0.216902
Nothing
0
902,849,551,160
0.543524
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.957765
10-8-5-3-1 Bonus Poker — 94.18%
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
424730268
0.000021
0.017046
Straight flush
50
2426756496
0.000122
0.006087
4 aces
80
3704773188
0.000186
0.014869
4 2-4
40
10418911524
0.000523
0.020908
4 5-K
25
31630622496
0.001587
0.039671
Full house
10
222710534712
0.011173
0.111728
Flush
8
334577784756
0.016785
0.134279
Straight
5
292725927156
0.014685
0.073427
3 of a kind
3
1412595347940
0.070866
0.212599
Two pair
1
2451087793692
0.122965
0.122965
Jacks or better
1
3752427620556
0.188250
0.188250
Nothing
0
11418499714416
0.572837
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.941829
The following three tables, which pay 20 for four 5-K, are found in the game Keno Draw Poker .
Bonus Poker — 20/8/5
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,286,111
0.000025
0.019884
Straight flush
50
177,642,892
0.000107
0.005347
4 aces
80
325,314,307
0.000196
0.015667
4 2-4
40
875,821,506
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
20
2,722,776,770
0.001639
0.032783
Full house
8
19,121,720,547
0.011511
0.092092
Flush
5
18,077,169,497
0.010883
0.054413
Straight
4
18,717,055,529
0.011268
0.045071
3 of a kind
3
123,647,017,698
0.074437
0.223310
Two pair
2
214,719,991,416
0.129264
0.258527
Jacks or better
1
357,598,916,661
0.215278
0.215278
Nothing
0
905,077,830,166
0.544866
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.983463
Bonus Poker — 20/7/5
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,285,509
0.000025
0.019883
Straight flush
50
178,287,247
0.000107
0.005367
4 aces
80
325,294,097
0.000196
0.015666
4 2-4
40
875,820,904
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
20
2,722,723,708
0.001639
0.032782
Full house
7
19,121,164,041
0.011511
0.080578
Flush
5
18,095,064,979
0.010893
0.054467
Straight
4
18,722,747,224
0.011271
0.045085
3 of a kind
3
123,642,334,654
0.074434
0.223302
Two pair
2
214,710,817,968
0.129258
0.258516
Jacks or better
1
357,494,113,062
0.215215
0.215215
Nothing
0
905,172,889,707
0.544923
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.971951
Bonus Poker — 20/6/5
Hand
Pays
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
41,283,488
0.000025
0.019882
Straight flush
50
178,951,210
0.000108
0.005387
4 aces
80
333,058,392
0.000201
0.016040
4 2-4
40
875,818,969
0.000527
0.021090
4 5-K
20
2,722,689,136
0.001639
0.032782
Full house
6
18,947,918,073
0.011407
0.068441
Flush
5
18,108,415,662
0.010901
0.054507
Straight
4
18,730,346,270
0.011276
0.045103
3 of a kind
3
123,801,876,737
0.074530
0.223590
Two pair
2
214,701,887,169
0.129253
0.258505
Jacks or better
1
357,409,249,251
0.215164
0.215164
Nothing
0
905,251,048,743
0.544970
0.000000
Total
1,661,102,543,100
1.000000
0.960492
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