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Double Double Bonus
Double Double Bonus is Jacks or Better with the four-of-a-kind pays blown up. Four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 as the fifth card pays 400 for 1, four aces alone pays 160, and four 2s, 3s or 4s with an ace-through-4 kicker pays 160. To pay for all that, two pair drops from 2 for 1 to even money.
The 9/6 pay table
| Hand | Per credit | 5 credits |
|---|---|---|
| Royal flush | 250 | 4,000 |
| Straight flush | 50 | 250 |
| Four aces with 2, 3 or 4 | 400 | 2,000 |
| Four 2s, 3s or 4s with A, 2, 3 or 4 | 160 | 800 |
| Four aces | 160 | 800 |
| Four 2s, 3s or 4s | 80 | 400 |
| Four 5s through kings | 50 | 250 |
| Full house | 9 | 45 |
| Flush | 6 | 30 |
| Straight | 4 | 20 |
| Three of a kind | 3 | 15 |
| Two pair | 1 | 5 |
| Jacks or better | 1 | 5 |
With perfect play the 9/6 table returns 98.98%, a little less than 9/6 Jacks or Better. The trade is bigger swings: more of the return sits in rare four-of-a-kind hands, so sessions are streakier in both directions.
Strategy chart
The simplified strategy for 9/6 Double Double Bonus. Find the first line that matches and hold those cards. "High card" means jack, queen, king or ace.
- Royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind: hold all five. With four aces or four 2s–4s and a paying kicker, hold the kicker too.
- Four to a royal flush.
- Three aces. Hold them even from a full house.
- Full house, flush, straight.
- Three of a kind (2s through kings).
- Four to a straight flush.
- Two pair.
- Pair of aces.
- Three to a royal flush.
- Four to a flush.
- Pair of jacks, queens or kings.
- Low pair.
- Four to an open-ended straight.
- Three to a straight flush.
- Two suited high cards.
- A lone ace.
- Two unsuited high cards.
- Suited 10-J, 10-Q or 10-K.
- One high card (J, Q or K).
- Nothing: draw five.
Where it differs from Jacks or Better
- Three aces break a full house. Four aces pays 160 to 400 for 1; the full house pays 9. Draw two for the fourth ace.
- A pair of aces beats two pair in value, but you still hold two pair. Two pair only pays even money here, yet holding both pairs still makes the full house often enough to win the comparison.
- A lone ace is worth more. With no better hold, keep an ace over a jack, queen or king because of what four aces pays.
- Kickers matter only on quads. With four aces and a 2, 3 or 4, hold all five. With three aces, never hold a kicker.
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Questions
What is the kicker in Double Double Bonus?
The fifth card next to four of a kind. Four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 pays 400 for 1 instead of 160. Four 2s, 3s or 4s with an ace, 2, 3 or 4 pays 160 instead of 80.
Is Double Double Bonus better than Jacks or Better?
It returns a little less with perfect play (98.98% against 99.54% for 9/6 Jacks) and swings much harder. People play it for the 2,000-credit four-aces hit.
Why does two pair only pay even money?
To fund the big four-of-a-kind pays. Two pair is common, about 12% of hands, so cutting it from 2 to 1 pays for the aces bonuses.
Should I hold a kicker with three aces?
No. Hold the three aces and draw two. Holding a kicker cuts your chances at the fourth ace and the two draws it comes with.
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