Cryptologic's Double Bonus Video Poker

The gold standard for online video poker games is full pay Jacks or Better which pays out at 99.54 percent with expert play. Cryptologic's version of Double Bonus Video Poker pays out at an amazing 99.94 percent instead, and you play with the exact same strategy in mind. This version of video poker is extremely important to know about and to play because of the exceptionally small house advantage of less than 0.06 percent and the similarities to Jacks or Better when it comes to strategy. Play your favorite casino games at top Vegas Casinos as well.

 

Anyone who plays video poker on the Internet should seriously consider making this their main game.The premise of Double Bonus Video Poker is that certain payouts are given big boosts, most of which are double the normal payout. A royal flush pays out 840x instead of 800x, four Aces pays out 150x instead of 25x, four of Twos, Threes or Fours pays out 90x instead of 25x, and other four of a kinds pay out at 50x instead of 25x. To balance this, a straight flush pays out 50x like usual, a full house pays out at 8x instead of 9x, a flush pays out at 5x instead of 6x, and three of a kind pays out at 2x instead of 3x. The payouts for a pair of Jacks or better remains 1x, the payout for two pair is still 2x, and the payout for a straight is still 4x.

The best strategy for this game is very similar to the best strategy for traditional Jacks or Better video poker. Cryptologic has created a situation with this game where Jacks or Better players can drastically reduce the house advantage by switching to a game with a better payout table. The trade-off is that the Double Bonus Video Poker payout table has a high variance, and this means that your swings will be larger and that you will need a larger bankroll to play with the same bet size when compared to Jacks or Better. Of course, the opposing trade-off is that, on average, your bankroll will last a lot longer. This gives you a better chance to get a piece of the awesome 840x royal flush payout that you can only get if you play with the maximum number of five coins. Playing with five coins is the best strategy in this game, just like Jacks or Better.