Play Online Double Bonus Video Poker for Real Money or Free
Play Double Bonus video poker online for free, right in your browser with no download. The game uses play money, starting with 10,000 credits, and you can bet 1 to 5 coins per hand. Controls are Speed, Bet One, Bet Max and Deal, plus a "Warn on strategy errors" checkbox above the game. The pay table in use is 10/7 Double Bonus.
How to play Double Bonus video poker online for free
By using BET ONE button you can select your wager (ranging from 1 to 5 credits), but if you want to go for the highest bet you can click on BET MAX too (the hand is dealt automatically when you use this option). Press Deal to receive five cards from a 52-card deck. Choose which cards to keep and which to discard. The discards are replaced, and the final hand is paid according to the pay table. Speed changes how quickly cards are dealt. Tick "Warn on strategy errors" and the game alerts you when a better play is available.
Double Bonus pay table
This game uses the 10/7 pay table, shown per coin bet. Four of a kind pays in three tiers, depending on the rank.
| Hand | Pays (per coin) |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 250 (800 with five coins bet) |
| Straight flush | 50 |
| Four aces | 160 |
| Four 2s, 3s or 4s | 80 |
| Four 5s through kings | 50 |
| Full house | 10 |
| Flush | 7 |
| Straight | 5 |
| Three of a kind | 3 |
| Two pair | 1 |
| Jacks or better | 1 |
With five coins bet, the royal flush pays 4000 in total. The Double Bonus return tables list many other pay tables for the game.
Return and house edge
Rarely can you find video poker variant with the expected return of 100.17% when the optimal strategy is played properly, but that’s exactly what you can get here. The 10/7 Double Bonus Poker is difficult and rare to find although it’s present at some Las Vegas’ and online casinos. The numbers in the name come from the full house (10) and the flush (7). Other versions return less: 9/7/5 returns 99.11% and 10/6/5 returns 98.88%. The return figure assumes optimal strategy, so mistakes lower it.
Double Bonus strategy
Good Double Bonus play comes from ranking the possible holds. A few examples from the 10/7 Double Bonus strategy:
- Keep four to a royal flush over a straight or a flush.
- Keep three aces over a full house of A A A 2 2.
- Keep a full house over three of a kind, such as 4 4 4 5 5.
- Keep a flush over four to a straight flush.
- Keep a high pair over four to a flush.
Plays that are not on the strategy list, such as AK unsuited, should never be played. Double Bonus Poker is a great game and training playground to increase poker knowledge and gain valuable experience without having to use the real money, particularly if you're a beginner or aspiring poker player; if you're a seasoned patron, the Personal Game Advisor might help you fine-tune your strategy and practice improvements for free, giving you that extra edge in your game.
Playing Double Bonus online for real money
Play money has no cash value, and real-money Double Bonus is a separate activity offered by casinos, not by this page. Check the pay table before playing, since lower-paying versions of the same game return less. Bonus offers have terms worth reading, such as wagering requirements and how much each game counts toward them. See the video poker basics for general rules.
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Free Online Double Bonus Video Poker FAQ
Yes. You can play free Double Bonus online in the browser with no download. The game uses play money, starting with 10,000 credits, so no real funds are wagered. Bets run from 1 to 5 coins per hand.
No. The game uses play money, and play money has no cash value. It is a way to practice Double Bonus online without wagering real funds. Real-money video poker is a separate activity offered by casinos, with its own terms.
With optimal strategy, the expected return of 10/7 Double Bonus is 100.17%. The game here uses that pay table, where a full house pays 10 and a flush pays 7. Other versions of the game return less.
Four of a kind pays in three tiers per coin bet: four aces pay 160, four 2s, 3s or 4s pay 80, and four 5s through kings pay 50. This is the pay table used in the game on this page.
It is a checkbox above the game. When ticked, a pop-up warns you if there is a better play for your hand. It works as a practice aid for learning Double Bonus strategy while you play free Double Bonus online.