Video Poker Optimal Strategy

Bonus Poker is one the most loved video poker variations on the internet. In this article we will be giving you the optimal strategy for this particular game, which if implemented correctly will yield a return of 99.17%.

It has to be said right of the bat that this variation of video poker is not one that boasts the best return but is still regarded as a relatively good return compared to the many video poker variations found at online casinos today. You can also use this strategy on land based machines so long as the Full House and Flush pay tables are set at 8 and 5 respectively on a 1 coin bet.

The table below will dictate to you what you should do with all difficult hands that will come up during the game’s gameplay. Also below are the definitions of each symbol used in the table.

A = Ace, K = King, Q = Queen, J = Jack, T = Ten
s = Spades, h = Hearts, d = Diamonds, c = Clubs
High Card = Ace, King, Queen, Ace

Hands to Follow:

Ks, Qs, Js, Ts, 9s – a straight flush or 4 for the royal flush. Stand on the straight.

Ac, Kc, Qc, Jc, Td – four for the royal or straight. Stand on four for the royal.

Ad, Kd, Jd, Td, 9d – four for the royal or just a flush. Stand on four for the royal.

Ac, Kc, Qc, Jc, Js – four for the royal or a high pair of jacks. Stand on four for the royal.

As, 2h, 3h, 4h, 5h – straight flush or four for the straight. Stand on the straight.

Ac, Kc, Qc, Jd, Ts – three for the royal flush or a straight flush. Stand on the straight.

Tc, Td, Ts, Js, Qs – three for a royal or three of a kind. Stand on three of a kind.

Qh, Jh, Th, 9h, Qd – high pair or four for a straight flush. Stand on four for the straight flush.

9s, Ts, Js, Qs, 2c – three for the royal or four for the straight flush. Stand on four for the straight flush.

Kh, Kd, Qh, Qs, Jh – three for the royal flush or two pair. Stand on the two pair.

Ac, Kc, Kd, Qc, 3h – three to a royal flush or a high pair. Stand on the high pair.

3d, 7d, 9d, Jd, Jc – four for the flush or a high pair. Stand on the high pair.

Kc, Qd, Jh, Ts, Jd – King, Queen, Jack, Ten unsuited or high pair. Stand on the high pair.

2c, Ac, Qc, Tc, 4h – four four for the flush or three for the royal flush. Stand on the three for a royal flush.

Tc, Jc, Qc, Kd, 8s – four for an outside straight or three for the royal flush. Stand on three for the royal.

Qh, Jh, Th, Td, 3s – low pair or three for the royal flush. Stand on three for the royal.

Ac, Kc, Qc, Jh, 9d – Ace, King, Queen, Jack unsuited or three for the royal flush. Stand on three for the royal.

3c, 7c, 9c, Tc, Td – low pair or four for the flush. Stand on four for the flush.

2s, 5h, 6h, 7h, Th – three to a straight flush or four for the flush. Stand on four for the flush.

Kc, Qd, Jh, Ts, Td – low pair or King, Queen, Jack, Ten. Stand on King, Queen, Jack, Ten.

Kc, Qd, Jd, Tc, 8h – two suited highs or King, Queen, Jack and Ten unsuited. Stand on King, Queen, Jack and Ten unsuited.

Kd, Qh, Jc, Tc, 2s – Jack and Ten suited or King, Queen, Jack, Ten unsuited. Keep King, Queen, Jack, Ten unsuited.

Ks, Qc, Jd, Ts, 7h – King, Ten or Queen, Ten suited or King, Queen, Jack, Ten unsuited. Stand on the King, Queen, Jack, Ten unsuited.

6d, 7s, 8h, 9c, 9d – four for the outside straight or a low pair. Stand on the low pair.

9c, 9d, Td, Jd, 4h – three to a straight flush or a low pair. Stand on the low pair.

Kd, Qh, Js, 9c, 9s – four for the inside straight including three high cards or a low pair. Stand on the low pair.

8c, 9d, Td, Jd, 3h – three to a straight flush or four for an outside straight. Stand on the four for an outside straight.

Ac, Kd, Qh, Jh, 5s – two suited high cards or Ace, King, Queen, Jack unsuited. Stand on the Ace, King, Queen, Jack unsuited.

Kc, Jc, 3d, 4d, 5d – three to a straight flushor two suited high cards. Stand on the two suited high cards.

Kc, Qc, Jd, 9h, 7s – four for a straight with three high cards or two suited high cards. Stand on two suited high cards.

Kc, Qc, Jd, 7h, 5s – Unsuited King, Queen, Jack or two suited high cards. Keep two suited high cards.

3c, 4c, 5c, jd, Qh – two unsuited high cards or three for the straight flush. Keep the three to a straight flush.

3h, 4h, 5h, Ts, Js – Jack, Ten suited or three for the straight flush. Keep the three to a straight flush.

8d, 9d, Jh, Qd, Ks – three for the straight flush or four to and inside straight with three high cards. Stand on the four to an inside straight with three high cards.

7d, 8d, Jd, Qh, Ks – three to a straight flush or unsuited King, Queen, Jack. Stand on the King, Queen, Jack unsuited.

Ac, 2c, 3c, jd, Qh – three to a straight flush or Queen, Jack unsuited. Stand on the Queen, Jack unsuited.

2c, 4h, Ts, Js, Qd – Jack, Ten suited or Queen, Jack unsuited.

4h, 3h, 2h, Qd, Js – three to a straight flush or Jack, Queen unsuited. Stand on the Queen, Jack unsuited.

As, 3s, 5s, Kc, Qd – King, Queen or King, Jack unsuited or three for the straight flush. Stand on the three to a straight flush.

Ad, 3d, 5d, Js, Ts – Jack, Ten suited or three for the straight flush. Stand on three to a straight flush.

Kc, Jh, Th, 4d, 7s – Jack, Ten suited or King, Jack unsuited. Stand don the King, Jack unsuited.

Ad, Kc, Qs, 8h, 6d – King, Queen or Kaing, Jack unsuited or Ace, King or Ace, Queen or Ace, Jack unsuited. Stand on the King, Queen or King, jack unsuited.

Kd, Jh, 2c, 3c, 4c – three to a straight flush or King, Queen or King, Jack unsuited. Stand on the King, Queen or King, Jack unsuited.

Kh, Qs, Ts, 7c, 3c – King, Ten or Queen, Ten suited or King, Queen or King, Jack unsuited. Stand on the King, queen or King, Jack unsuited.

Jc, Tc, As, 5d, 7h – A, King or Ace, Queen, or Ace, Jack or Jack, Ten suited. Stand only on the Jack, Ten suited.

Jd, Td, 2h, 3h, 4h – Jack, Ten suited or three for the straight flush. Stand on the Jack, Ten suited.

Ah, Kd, 2c, 3c, 4c, - three for the straight flush or Ace, King, or Ace, Queen or Ace, Jack. Stand on Ace, King or Ace, Queen or Ace, Jack unsuited.

Ac, Qd, Td, 8h, 4s – King, Ten or Ace, Queen or Ace, Jack unsuited or King, Ten or Queen, Ten suited. Stand on the Ace, King or Ace, Queen or Ace, Jack unsuited.

Ac, 2h, 3h, 4h, 9s – three to a straight flush or Ace. Stand on the ace alone.

2s, 3s, 4s, Qc, Tc – King, Ten or queen, Ten suited or three to a straight flush. Stand on the three to a straight flush.

2d, 3d, 4d, Js, 7h – King, Queen or Jack or three for the straight flush. Stand on the three for the straight flush.

Kc, Tc, 2h, 4h, 6h – three for the straight flush or King, Ten or Queen, Ten suited. Stand on the King, Ten or Queen, Ten suited.

Kd, 3s, 5s, 7s, 9h – three to a straight flush or King, Queen, Jack. Stand on the King, Queen or Jack.

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