Below is the suggested basic strategy for Bonus Poker video poker with a 6/5 pay table.
The theoretical payback percentage for Bonus Poker with a 6/5 pay table is 96.871% and is based on the following pay table:

6-5 bonus poker pay table
This strategy chart was created by using Optimum Video poker software by Dan Paymar. He was an expert video poker player who wrote books and created software to help players become better at the game. Dan passed away in June, 2020. The theoretical return for this game using perfect strategy and making maximum coin bets is 96.86872%. By using this slightly altered basic strategy, the expected return is 96.86585%
6/5 Bonus Poker Basic Strategy Chart
- Royal Flush
- Four Aces
- Straight Flush
- Four 2’s – 4’s
- Four 5’s – 10’s
- Four J’s – K’s
- RF 4 K-Q-J-10
- RF 4 A-K-Q-J
- RF 4 A-h-h-10
- Three Aces
- Full House
- Flush
- Three 2’s – 4’s
- Three 5’s – 10’s
- Three J’s – K’s
- Straight
- SF 4 h2
- SF 4 h1
- SF 4 h0
- SF 4 i h3
- Two Pairs
- SF 4 i h2
- SF 4 i h1
- SF 4 i h0
- Pair of Aces
- Pair of J’s – K’s
- RF 3 K-Q-J
- RF 3 Q-J-10
- RF 3 A-h-h
- RF 3 K-h-10
- RF 3 A-h-10
- Flush 4 h2
- Flush 4 h1
- Flush 4 h0
- Straight 4 h3
- Pair of 2’s – 4’s
- Straight 4 h2
- Pair of 5’s – 10’s
- Straight 4 h1
- SF 3 i h2
- SF 3 h1
- Straight 4 h0
- SF 3 di h2
- RF 2 Q-J
- Four pay cards (A-K-Q-J)
- SF 3 i h1
- SF 3 h0
- RF 2 K-Q, K-J
- RF 2 A-h
- Straight 4 i h3
- Three pay cards (K-Q-J)
- Two pay cards (Q-high
- SF 3 di h1
- SF 3 i h0
- RF 2 J-10
- Two pay cards (K-high)
- Two pay cards (A-high)
- One A
- RF 2 Q-10
- One J
- One Q
- One K
- RF 2 K-10
- SF 3 di h0
- Redraw