Double Double Bonus Strategy

Last update: July 25, 2008

Introduction

This page shows my strategy for 10/6 Double Double Bonus Poker. With optimal strategy, the expected return of 10/6 Double Double Bonus is 100.07%. 10/6 Double Double Bonus is hard to find, but does exist at some Vegas casinos. This strategy will also work fine for 9/6 Double Double Bonus (with a return of 98.98%). The following table shows the probability and return for each hand.

Conflict Hands

The following list shows all the difficult hands, and how to correctly play them.

Definitions:

• High Card = Jack, Queen, King or Ace
• Straight Flush draw (type 1) = Open ended straight flush draw, in which the number of high cards equals or exceeds number of gaps.
• Straight Flush draw (type 2) = Open ended straight flush draw, with one gap, or two gaps with one high card, any ace-low, or 234 suited.
• Straight Flush draw (type 3) = Straight flush draw with two gaps and no high cards.

1. K Q J T 9 Straight Flush or 4 to a Royal Flush: Keep the straight flush
2. A A A 5 5 Three Aces or Full House: Keep the three aces
3. 7 7 7 9 9 Full House or Three of a Kind (other than aces): Keep the full house
4. 2 3 9 4 6 Flush or 4 to a Straight Flush: Keep the flush
5. 5 6 7 8 9 Straight or 4 to a Straight Flush: Keep the straight
6. A A 7 7 T Pair of Aces or Two Pair: Keep the pair of aces
7. A A K Q J Pair of Aces or 3 to a Royal Flush: Keep the pair of aces
8. J J Q K K Two Pair or 3 to a Royal Flush: Keep the two pair
9. J J Q K 9 High Pair (J/Q/K) or 3 to a Royal Flush (suited KQJ): Keep the suited KQJ
10. J J T Q A High Pair (J/Q/K) or 3 to a Royal Flush (except KQJ): Keep the high pair
11. A K Q 5 7 3 to a Royal Flush (except TJA/TQA/TKA) or 4 to a Flush: Keep the 3 to a royal flush
12. A K T 5 7 3 to a Royal Flush (suited TJA/TQA/TKA) or 4 to a Flush: Keep the 4 to a flush
13. K Q J T 8 3 to a Royal Flush or 4 to an outside straight with 1+ high cards: Keep the 3 to a royal flush
14. K Q J T T 4 to an outside straight with 1+ high cards or low pair: Go for the straight
15. 4 5 6 7 7 Low pair or 4 to an outside straight with 0 high cards: Keep the low pair
16. 3 4 5 6 8 4 to an outside straight with 0 high cards or 3 to a straight flush (any type): Go for the straight
17. 4 5 6 J Q 3 to a straight flush (type 1) or 2 suited high cards: Go for the straight flush
18. 9 J Q K 3 2 suited high cards or 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards: Keep the 2 suited high cards
19. J A 2 3 4 2 suited high cards or 3 to a straight flush (type 1 or 2): Keep the 2 suited high cards
20. 8 9 J Q K 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards or 3 to a straight flush (type 2): Keep 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards
21. 8 J Q K 2 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or KQJ unsuited: Go for the straight flush
22. 2 4 5 A 6 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or Ace: Go for the straight flush
23. 2 3 4 J Q 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or QJ unsuited: Go for the straight flush
24. 5 6 8 T J 3 to a straight flush (type 2) or JT suited: Go for the straight flush
25. Q J A 9 7 QJ unsuited or Ace: Keep the QJ unsuited
26. A T J 6 3 Ace or JT suited: Keep the Ace
27. A K Q 7 4 Ace or KQ/KJ unsuited: Keep the Ace
28. T K A 9 8 Ace or KT/QT suited: Keep the Ace
29. A J 5 7 8 Ace or AK/AQ/AJ unsuited: Keep the Ace
30. A 6 9 T 4 Ace or 3 to a straight flush (type 3): Keep the Ace
31. K J T 8 5 JT suited or KJ unsuited: Keep the JT suited
32. J T 2 4 6 JT suited or 3 to a straight flush (type 1): Keep the JT suited
33. K Q T 8 5 KQ/KJ unsuited or KT/QT suited: Keep the unsuited KQ/KJ
34. K J 3 5 7 KQ/KJ unsuited or 3 to a straight flush (type 1): Keep the unsuited KQ/KJ
35. Q T 8 4 2 KT/QT suited or King/Queen/Jack only: Keep the suited KT/QT
36. Q T 4 5 8 KT/QT suited or 3 to a straight flush (type 1): Keep the suited KT/QT
37. J 4 6 8 2 Jack/Queen/King or 3 to a straight flush (type 3): Keep the Jack, Queen or King
38. J 3 4 5 7 Jack/Queen/King or 4 to an inside straight with 0 high cards: Keep the Jack, Queen or King
39. 2 3 4 6 7 3 to a straight flush (type 3) or 4 to an inside straight with 0 high cards: Keep the 3 to a straight flush (type 3)

Traditional Strategy Table

The following list shows the value of each type of hand on the deal, in order from best to worst. To play a difficult hand, look up all viable ways to play it on the list, and play the highest one.

1. Straight flush, royal flush
2. Four of a kind (hold kicker if appropriate)
3. 4 to a royal flush
4. Three aces
5. Straight, flush, full house
6. Three of a kind (except aces)
7. 4 to a straight flush
8. High pair (Aces)
9. Two pair
10. 3 to a royal flush - KQJ
11. High pair (J,Q,K)
12. 3 to a royal flush - AKQ, AKJ, AQJ, KQT, KJT, QJT
13. 4 to a flush
14. 3 to a royal flush - AKT, AQT, AJT
15. 4 to an outside straight with 1 or more high cards
16. Low pair
17. AKQJ unsuited
18. 4 to an outside straight with 0 high cards
19. 3 to a straight flush (type 1)
20. 2 suited high cards
21. 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards
22. 3 to a straight flush (type 2)
23. KQJ unsuited
24. 4 to an inside straight with 2 high cards
25. QJ unsuited
26. Ace
27. JT suited
28. KQ, KJ unsuited
29. KT, QT suited
30. Jack, Queen or King
31. 3 to a straight flush (type 3)
32. 4 to an inside straight with 0 high cards
33. Discard everything