After a short break, we continue to provide online S-Casino.net recommendations on the game in certain varieties of video poker. In this article we will explain in great detail to you what is the optimal strategy for video poker Bonus Poker 8/5.

This is a fairly common version of the game, which can be found in an assortment of models of many famous software producers for the online casino. In particular, you can work on contingent rate or playing Bonus Poker video poker for money in the institutions, using the platform of Microgaming. 

 

For those who do not know, explain the significance of numbers 8/5. They indicate payment (in coins) for the combination of Full House and Flush at a rate of one coin. In other words, if the first column of the payout table of video poker near full house is worth eight, but rather flush - five, so it's kind of Bonus Poker, in question.

Playing with this strategy, you can achieve a theoretical return to the level of 99.17% (in other words, to reduce the house edge to 0.83%). 

 

Difficult situation

First, let's deal with the most difficult cases when it is necessary to choose which combination to collect. Often it happens that in the hands of the already finished a combination, but there is also the possibility of a much more powerful version. Such a situation we will consider. Please describe the situation, and then give a hint how to proceed.

The following terms are used:

Top pair - a pair of jacks, queens, kings or aces

The younger couple - a pair of deuces - a dozen

Bilateral incomplete Straight - four cards on the Straight, consecutive face value (eg, 2, 3, 4, 5), which can be supplemented with two cards

Unilateral ( "leaky") part Straight - four cards on the Straight, which can be supplemented with only one card (for example, 2, 3, 5, or 6 A, 2, 3, 4)

J, Q, K, A -, respectively, Jack, Queen, King, Ace

The three low cards on the Straight Flush, not consecutive, equal as 2, 3, 4 of the same suit

So, we proceed directly to a discussion of the strategy of video poker Bonus Poker.

Ready Straight Flush or four cards to Royal Flush - Straight Flush reserve

Ready Straight or four cards to Royal Flush - trying to collect Royal Flush

Ready Flush or four cards to Royal Flush - trying to collect Royal Flush

Ready pair or four cards to Royal Flush - trying to collect Royal Flush

Ready Straight or four cards to Straight Flush - Straight reserve

Ready Straight or three cards to Royal Flush - Straight reserve

Three identical or three cards to Royal Flush - leave three identical

The older couple (of jacks or higher) or four on the Straight Flush - trying to collect Straight Flush

Four cards to Straight Flush or three to the Royal Flush - trying to collect Straight Flush

Two pair or three cards to Royal Flush - leave two pairs

Top pair or three cards to Royal Flush - leave a couple

Top pair or four cards to Flush - leave a couple

Top pair or 10, J, Q, K offsuit - leaving a couple

Three cards to Royal Flush or four per Flush - trying to collect Royal Flush

Three cards to Royal Flush or four on both sides Straight - try to collect Royal Flush

Three cards to Royal Flush or a younger couple - try to collect Royal Flush.

Three cards to Royal Flush, or J, Q, K, A of different suits - trying to collect Royal Flush

Four cards to Flush or younger couple - try to collect Flush

Four cards to Flush or three to Straight Flush - trying to collect Flush

10, J, Q, K of different colors or small pair - leaving 10, J, Q, K

10, J, Q, K offsuit or two cards of the same suit - leaving 10, J, Q, K

10, J, Q, K offsuit or 10, J of the same suit - leaving 10, J, Q, K

10, J, Q, K offsuit or 10, K or 10, Q of the same suit - leaving 10, J, Q, K

The younger couple or part-time two-way Straight - reserve a couple

The younger couple or three cards to Straight Flush - leave a couple

The younger couple or four cards to a unilateral incomplete Straight with three high cards - leave a couple

Four cards to a two-way part Straight or three cards to any Straight Flush - trying to collect Straight

J, Q, K, A of different suits and two cards of the same suit - leave the J, Q, K, A

Two cards of the same suit or three on the Straight Flush of low cards (up to five) - leaves two high cards

Two cards of the same suit or four on a one-way part Straight with three high cards - leaves two high cards

Two cards of the same suit or J, Q, K of different colors - leaves two high cards

Three low cards to Straight Flush, consecutive or two unsuited high cards - trying to collect Straight Flush

Three low cards to Straight Flush, consecutive, or 10, J of the same suit - try to collect Straight Flush

Four cards of the unilateral incomplete Straight with three high cards or three cards to Straight Flush, not going straight at face value - are trying to collect Straight

J, Q, K offsuit or three cards to Straight Flush, not going straight - leaving J, Q, K

J, Q offsuit or three cards to Straight Flush, walking not in a row - is removed, J, Q

J, Q offsuit or 10, J of the same suit - leave J, Q

J, Q or three different colors on the lower card Straight Flush, not going straight, - reserve J, Q

Three cards to Straight Flush, not going straight, or J, K or Q, K of different colors - try to collect Straight Flush

Three cards to Straight Flush, not going straight, or 10, J of the same suit - try to collect Straight Flush

J, K offsuit or 10, J of the same suit - leave J, K

J, K or Q, K offsuit or J, A or Q, A, or K, A of different suits - reserve J, K or Q, K

J, K or Q, K offsuit or three low cards on the Straight Flush, not going straight, - reserve J, K or Q, K

J, K or Q, K offsuit or Q, or 10 K, 10 of the same suit - leave the J, K, or Q, K

10, J suited, or J, A, or Q, A, or K, A of different suits - leaving 10, J

10, J of the same suit or three cards at a younger Straight Flush, not reaching row - leaving 10, J

J, A or Q, A, or K, A of different suits, or three low cards on the Straight Flush, not going straight, - reserve J, A or Q, A, or K, A

J, A and Q, A, or K, A, or 10 of different colors, Q, or 10, K suited - leaving J, A and Q, A, or K, A

An ace or three low cards on the Straight Flush, not going straight - ace reserve

Three low cards to Straight Flush, not going straight, or 10, Q, or 10, K - trying to collect Straight Flush

Three low cards to Straight Flush, not consecutive, or any card from jack to king - trying to collect Straight Flush

10, Q or 10, K of the same suit or three low cards on the Straight Flush, not reaching row - leaving 10, Q or 10, K

Any card from jack to king or three low cards on the Straight Flush, not going straight - leave a jack, queen or an ace.

 

Classical optimal strategy game in Bonus Poker

Below we offer you options received a card hands in order of importance from most valuable to least profitable. This means that you must leave the cards that are in the list above. This option is the optimal strategy is used most often, so most players prefer to use them.

Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind

Four cards to Royal Flush

Full House, Flush, Straight

Three cards of the same rank (tris)

Four cards to Straight Flush

Two pairs

Top pair

Three cards to Royal Flush

Four cards to Flush

10, J, Q, K offsuit

The younger couple

Four cards to a two-way part Straight

Three cards on a bilateral partial Straight Flush with at least one high card

J, Q, K, A of different suits

Two cards of the same suit

Three cards on a bilateral partial Straight Flush without high cards

Four cards to Straight with three high cards

J, Q, K offsuit

J, Q different suits

Three cards to a Straight Flush with the highest card, not walking in a row (with two "holes")

J, Q or J, K offsuit

10, J of the same suit

J, A or Q, A, or K, A of different suits

Ace

Three low cards to Straight Flush, not going straight, the one "hole" (these include 2, 3, 4 of the same suit)

10, Q 10 or, K suited

Jack, Queen or King

Three low cards to Straight Flush, not going straight, with two "holes"

If none of the above you do not, reset all five cards and replace them with new ones

These are the provisions of the optimal strategy for video poker Bonus Poker 8/5. Recall that a game of this type is in the range of models known company Microgaming.

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