Below is the suggested basic strategy for Bonus Poker Deluxe with an 8/5 pay table.
The theoretical payback percentage for Bonus Poker Deluxe video poker with an 8/5 pay table is 97.40% and is based on the following 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 97.40092%. By using this slightly altered basic strategy, the expected return is 97.39985%
8/5 Bonus Poker Deluxe Basic Strategy
- Royal Flush
- Four of a Kind
- Straight Flush
- RF 4
- Full House
- Three of a Kind
- Flush
- Straight
- SF 4 (no high cards)
- SF 4 inside
- Two Pairs
- High Pair (J,Q,K,A)
- RF 3
- Flush 4 (0 to 2 high cards)
- Straight 4 (3 high cards)
- Low Pair
- Straight 4 (0 to 2 high cards)
- SF 3 inside (2 high cards)
- SF 3 h1
- Four high cards (A-K-Q-J)
- SF 3 double inside (2 high cards)
- RF 2 Q-J
- SF 3 inside (1 high card)
- SF 3 (no high cards)
- RF 2 K-Q, K-J
- Straight 4 inside h3 (9-J-Q-K)
- RF 2 A-h
- Three high cards (K-Q-J)
- Straight 4 inside (2 high cards)
- SF 3 double inside (1 high card)
- Two high cards (Q-high)
- SF 3 inside (no high cards)
- Two high cards (K-high)
- RF 2 J-10
- Two high cards (A-high)
- RF 2 Q-10
- One J
- One Q
- One A
- One K
- SF 3 double inside (no high cards)
- Straight 4 inside (no high cards)
- Redraw
