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9/6/5 Double Bonus Poker 10-Play Ultimate X Strategy
Introduction
This page shows my strategy for the 10-hand version of 9/6/5 Ultimate X Double Bonus Poker. With perfect play, which requires knowing more than one correct play for many hands based on the average multiplier, the expected return of this game is 99.04%. If you use the following single strategy at all times, the expected return is 99.01%. So you are giving up 0.03% in long-term return in exchange for a single, simple strategy.
Please note this strategy is not appropriate for the single-line Ultimate X game.
Below the strategy are some exceptions based on the average multiplier, which will boost the return slightly above 99.01%.
Basic Strategy
- Full house or better
- 4 to a royal flush
- Flush
- Straight
- 3 of a kind
- 4 to a straight flush
- 2 pair
- 1 pair, Aces
- 4 to a flush with 3 high cards
- 1 pair, JJ/QQ/KK
- 4 to a flush with 0, 1, or 2 high cards
- 3 to a royal flush
- 4 to a straight — 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
- 1 pair, 22/33/44/77/88
- 3 to a straight flush — 9TJ; 9JQ
- 1 pair, 55/66/99/TT
- 4 to a straight — 9JQK; TJQA/TJKA/TQKA; JQKA
- 3 to a straight flush — 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J/8TJ; 8JQ; 9TQ; 9JK/9QK
- 4 to a straight — 89JQ/8TJQ; 9TJK/9TQK
- 3 to a flush — 2JA to 9KA
- 2 to a royal flush — JQ; JK; JA
- 3 to a straight flush 78T/79T; 78J/79J/7TJ; 89Q/8TQ; 9TK
- 2 to a royal flush — QK; QA/KA
- 3 to a straight flush — Ace-low; 234/235/245; 346/356; 457/467; 568/578; 679/689
- 4 to a straight — Ace-low; 2346/2356/2456; 3457/3467/3567; 4568/4578/4678; 5679/5689/5789; 678T/679T/689T; 789J/78TJ/79TJ; 89TQ
- 3 to a straight — TJQ; JQK
- 2 to a straight — JQ
- 2 to a royal flush — TJ
- 3 to a flush — 29A to 9TA
- 2 to a straight — JK/QK
- 3 to a flush — 23J to 6TJ; 23Q to 7TQ; 23K to 8TK; 28A to 78A
- 2 to a royal flush — TQ
- 3 to a straight flush — 236/246/256; 347/357/367; 458/468/478; 569/579/589; 67T/68T/69T
- 3 to a flush — 26A to 67A
- 2 to a straight — JA/QA/KA
- an Ace
- 2 to a royal flush — TK
- a Jack, Queen, or King
- 3 to a flush — 237 to 59T
- Discard everything
Exceptions
The exceptions listed below will bring the above strategy a little closer to perfect strategy. This list of exceptions is not a complete list.