Number Bonus
Introduction
Number Bonus is a video poker game that offers premium pays if a predetermined rank is pertinent part of certain hands. The only provider of this game, as far as I know, is Red Rake Gaming, a provider of software for Internet casinos.
Rules
The game plays like standard video poker, except as follows.
- Every day there will be a Bonus Number, which can be anything from 2 to 10. This number will be disclosed to the player upon loading the game.
- The lowest paying hand is for jacks or better or a pair of the rank of the Bonus Number.
- The Bonus Double Pair is a two pair including a pair of the rank of the Bonus Number.
- The Bonus Three of a Kind is a three of a kind of the rank of the Bonus Number.
- The Bonus Flush is a flush including the rank of the Bonus Number.
- The Bonus Full House includes the rank of the Bonus Number in either the pair or three of a kind.
- The Bonus Four of a Kind is all four suits of the rank of the Bonus Number.
Please note that a singleton of the rank of the Bonus Number only helps improve the rank of the flush.
Bonus Number 2
Bonus Number 2
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 437,702,508 | 0.000022 | 0.013175 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,202,313,404 | 0.000110 | 0.008839 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,124,113,488 | 0.000207 | 0.008276 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,526,088,136 | 0.001983 | 0.039658 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 53,204,115,432 | 0.002669 | 0.032029 |
Full house | 10 | 172,705,830,864 | 0.008664 | 0.086642 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 106,565,595,192 | 0.005346 | 0.032077 |
Flush | 5 | 132,753,224,616 | 0.006660 | 0.033299 |
Straight | 4 | 214,551,649,512 | 0.010764 | 0.043054 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 143,611,593,528 | 0.007205 | 0.036023 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,271,260,177,140 | 0.063776 | 0.127552 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 677,132,041,104 | 0.033970 | 0.101910 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,919,655,989,316 | 0.096304 | 0.192609 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,933,455,828,408 | 0.247499 | 0.247499 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,262,044,254,552 | 0.514821 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.002643 |
Bonus Number 3
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 436,265,808 | 0.000022 | 0.013132 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,252,140,020 | 0.000113 | 0.009039 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,114,175,844 | 0.000206 | 0.008256 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,523,503,492 | 0.001983 | 0.039656 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 53,034,864,960 | 0.002661 | 0.031928 |
Full house | 10 | 172,755,436,344 | 0.008667 | 0.086667 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 107,609,349,912 | 0.005398 | 0.032391 |
Flush | 5 | 132,391,036,140 | 0.006642 | 0.033209 |
Straight | 4 | 217,770,985,548 | 0.010925 | 0.043700 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 143,144,865,300 | 0.007181 | 0.035906 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,270,707,534,540 | 0.063748 | 0.127496 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 674,785,107,144 | 0.033852 | 0.101557 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,919,771,281,800 | 0.096310 | 0.192620 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,934,629,515,528 | 0.247558 | 0.247558 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,260,304,454,820 | 0.514734 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.003114 |
Bonus Number 4
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 435,749,916 | 0.000022 | 0.013116 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,307,285,216 | 0.000116 | 0.009260 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,099,682,952 | 0.000206 | 0.008227 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,521,914,728 | 0.001983 | 0.039654 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,835,597,832 | 0.002651 | 0.031808 |
Full house | 10 | 172,821,474,888 | 0.008670 | 0.086700 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 108,637,732,740 | 0.005450 | 0.032700 |
Flush | 5 | 132,221,366,148 | 0.006633 | 0.033166 |
Straight | 4 | 221,031,645,876 | 0.011089 | 0.044354 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 142,401,163,548 | 0.007144 | 0.035720 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,270,286,761,512 | 0.063727 | 0.127454 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 671,689,293,840 | 0.033697 | 0.101091 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,920,435,060,060 | 0.096343 | 0.192687 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,935,888,338,436 | 0.247621 | 0.247621 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,258,617,449,508 | 0.514649 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.003559 |
Bonus Number 5
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 434,676,972 | 0.000022 | 0.013084 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,361,556,512 | 0.000118 | 0.009478 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,087,427,436 | 0.000205 | 0.008202 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,519,652,068 | 0.001983 | 0.039652 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,650,782,112 | 0.002641 | 0.031696 |
Full house | 10 | 172,877,949,024 | 0.008673 | 0.086729 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 109,659,011,244 | 0.005501 | 0.033008 |
Flush | 5 | 131,973,008,652 | 0.006621 | 0.033104 |
Straight | 4 | 224,167,709,172 | 0.011246 | 0.044984 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 141,791,093,136 | 0.007113 | 0.035567 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,269,786,331,296 | 0.063702 | 0.127404 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 668,945,869,416 | 0.033559 | 0.100678 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,920,805,182,216 | 0.096362 | 0.192724 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,936,685,046,048 | 0.247661 | 0.247661 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,257,485,221,896 | 0.514592 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.003970 |
Bonus Number 6
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 434,392,416 | 0.000022 | 0.013075 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,362,662,336 | 0.000119 | 0.009482 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,078,757,604 | 0.000205 | 0.008185 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,507,780,972 | 0.001982 | 0.039640 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,549,322,556 | 0.002636 | 0.031635 |
Full house | 10 | 172,835,949,588 | 0.008671 | 0.086707 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 113,189,380,332 | 0.005678 | 0.034071 |
Flush | 5 | 132,550,710,876 | 0.006650 | 0.033249 |
Straight | 4 | 223,483,091,232 | 0.011212 | 0.044846 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 141,272,315,172 | 0.007087 | 0.035436 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,269,074,951,484 | 0.063666 | 0.127333 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 667,540,443,384 | 0.033489 | 0.100466 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,919,875,836,168 | 0.096315 | 0.192631 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,923,433,843,956 | 0.246996 | 0.246996 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,271,041,079,124 | 0.515272 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.003753 |
Bonus Number 7
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 435,043,512 | 0.000022 | 0.013095 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,360,195,616 | 0.000118 | 0.009472 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,090,566,264 | 0.000205 | 0.008209 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,517,372,896 | 0.001982 | 0.039650 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,668,958,728 | 0.002642 | 0.031707 |
Full house | 10 | 172,863,236,832 | 0.008672 | 0.086721 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 109,643,443,524 | 0.005501 | 0.033003 |
Flush | 5 | 131,981,923,608 | 0.006621 | 0.033106 |
Straight | 4 | 224,288,317,848 | 0.011252 | 0.045008 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 141,967,317,456 | 0.007122 | 0.035611 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,269,644,877,120 | 0.063695 | 0.127390 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 669,366,300,024 | 0.033580 | 0.100741 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,920,432,324,744 | 0.096343 | 0.192687 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,935,583,927,332 | 0.247606 | 0.247606 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,258,386,711,696 | 0.514637 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.004005 |
Bonus Number 8
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 438,179,628 | 0.000022 | 0.013189 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,376,005,004 | 0.000119 | 0.009536 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,103,888,352 | 0.000206 | 0.008235 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,551,806,092 | 0.001984 | 0.039684 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,787,329,128 | 0.002648 | 0.031778 |
Full house | 10 | 172,974,724,308 | 0.008678 | 0.086777 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 105,931,687,740 | 0.005314 | 0.031886 |
Flush | 5 | 131,473,316,628 | 0.006596 | 0.032978 |
Straight | 4 | 224,768,855,640 | 0.011276 | 0.045104 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 142,772,527,200 | 0.007163 | 0.035813 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,271,083,800,912 | 0.063767 | 0.127534 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 671,292,736,488 | 0.033677 | 0.101031 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,922,086,440,144 | 0.096426 | 0.192852 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,947,013,305,144 | 0.248179 | 0.248179 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,244,575,914,792 | 0.513945 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.004579 |
Bonus Number 9
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 441,654,600 | 0.000022 | 0.013294 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,374,788,948 | 0.000119 | 0.009531 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,083,773,640 | 0.000205 | 0.008195 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,595,445,760 | 0.001986 | 0.039728 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,890,365,352 | 0.002653 | 0.031841 |
Full house | 10 | 173,075,776,368 | 0.008683 | 0.086828 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 100,979,683,956 | 0.005066 | 0.030395 |
Flush | 5 | 130,224,824,136 | 0.006533 | 0.032665 |
Straight | 4 | 228,066,620,580 | 0.011442 | 0.045766 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 142,193,442,828 | 0.007133 | 0.035667 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,273,358,812,200 | 0.063881 | 0.127762 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 672,655,795,992 | 0.033745 | 0.101236 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,924,258,514,292 | 0.096535 | 0.193070 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 4,972,964,455,332 | 0.249481 | 0.249481 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,216,066,563,216 | 0.512514 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.005461 |
Bonus Number 10
Hand |
Payoff |
Permutations |
Probability |
Return |
Royal flush | 600 | 475,610,700 | 0.000024 | 0.014316 |
Straight flush | 80 | 2,279,289,192 | 0.000114 | 0.009148 |
Bonus four of a kind | 40 | 4,027,338,204 | 0.000202 | 0.008082 |
Four of a kind | 20 | 39,653,297,100 | 0.001989 | 0.039786 |
Bonus full house | 12 | 52,938,047,256 | 0.002656 | 0.031869 |
Full house | 10 | 173,157,535,200 | 0.008687 | 0.086869 |
Bonus flush | 6 | 91,832,489,568 | 0.004607 | 0.027642 |
Flush | 5 | 130,898,009,520 | 0.006567 | 0.032834 |
Straight | 4 | 237,309,887,580 | 0.011905 | 0.047621 |
Bonus three of a kind | 5 | 140,523,781,416 | 0.007050 | 0.035249 |
Three of a kind | 2 | 1,275,918,398,100 | 0.064010 | 0.128019 |
Two pair including Bonus Pair | 3 | 674,980,528,536 | 0.033862 | 0.101586 |
Two pair | 2 | 1,924,510,105,548 | 0.096548 | 0.193096 |
Pair jacks or better of Bonus Pair | 1 | 5,021,493,555,924 | 0.251916 | 0.251916 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,163,232,643,356 | 0.509864 | 0.000000 |
Total | | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 1.008032 |
The following table summarizes the return by Bonus Number.
Return Summary
Bonus Number |
Expected Return |
2 | 100.26% |
3 | 100.31% |
4 | 100.36% |
5 | 100.40% |
6 | 100.38% |
7 | 100.40% |
8 | 100.46% |
9 | 100.55% |
10 | 100.80% |
Average | 100.43% |
Strategy
Sorry, you're on your own with that.
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Written by:
Michael Shackleford