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9/6 Double Double Bonus 10-Play Ultimate X Strategy
Introduction
This page shows my strategy for the 10-hand version of 9-6 Ultimate X Double Double Bonus. 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 99.8663%. If you use the following single strategy at all times, the expected return is 99.8176%. So you are giving up 0.0487% 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.
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, Jacks/Queens/Kings
- 4 to a flush with 0, 1, or 2 high cards
- 3 to a royal flush
- 4 to a straight, 2345 - TJQK
- 1 pair, 22/33/44/88/99/TT
- 3 to a straight flush — 9JQ
- 1 pair, sevens
- 3 to a straight flush — 9TJ
- 1 pair, 55 or 66
- 4 to a straight, JQKA
- 3 to a straight flush — 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J/8TJ; 8JQ; 9TQ; 9JK/9QK
- 4 to a straight, 9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA
- 2 to a royal flush, JQ
- 3 to a flush, 2JA; 2JQ; 2JK; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3JA; 3JQ; 3JK; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA; 4JA; 4JQ; 4JK; 4QA; 4QK; 4KA; 5JA; 5JQ; 5JK; 5QA; 5QK; 5KA; 6TA; 6JA; 6JQ; 6JK; 6QA; 6QK; 6KA; 7JA; 7JQ; 7JK; 7QA; 7QK; 7KA; 8JA; 8JK; 8QA; 8QK; 8KA; 9JA; 9QA; 9KA
- 2 to a royal flush, JK/QK; JA/QA/KA
- 4 to a straight, 89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
- 3 to a straight flush, Ace-low; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 78J; 79T; 79J; 7TJ; 89Q; 8TQ; 9TK
- 3 to a straight, TJQ; JQK
- 4 to a straight, Ace-low; 789J; 78TJ; 79TJ; 89TQ
- 2 to a straight, JQ
- 3 to a flush, 26A; 27A; 28A; 29A; 2TA; 2TJ; 2TQ; 2TK; 36A; 37A; 38A; 39A; 3TA; 3TJ; 3TQ; 3TK; 46A; 47A; 48A; 49A; 4TA; 4TJ; 4TQ; 4TK; 56A; 57A; 58A; 59A; 5TA; 5TJ; 5TQ; 5TK; 67A; 68A; 69A; 6TJ; 6TQ; 6TK; 78A; 79A; 7TA; 7TQ; 7TK; 89A; 8TA; 8TK; 9TA
- 2 to a straight, JK/QK
- 3 to a flush, 23J; 23Q; 24J; 24Q; 25J; 25Q; 26J; 26Q; 27J; 27Q; 28J; 28Q; 28K; 29J; 29Q; 29K; 34J; 34Q; 35J; 35Q; 36J; 36Q; 37J; 37Q; 38J; 38Q; 38K; 39J; 39Q; 39K; 45J; 45Q; 46J; 46Q; 47J; 47Q; 48J; 48Q; 48K; 49J; 49Q; 49K; 56J; 56Q; 57J; 57Q; 58J; 58Q; 58K; 59J; 59Q; 59K; 67J; 67Q; 68J; 68Q; 68K; 69J; 69Q; 69K; 78Q; 78K; 79Q; 79K; 89K
- 2 to a royal, TJ
- 3 to a flush, 23K; 24K; 25K; 26K; 27K; 34K; 35K; 36K; 37K; 45K; 46K; 47K; 56K; 57K; 67K
- an Ace
- 2 to a royal flush, TQ
- a Jack
- 3 to a straight flush, 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T
- a Queen
- 3 to a straight flush, 236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367
- 2 to a royal flush, TK
- a King
- 4 to a straight, 2346; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679; 5689; 5789; 678T; 679T; 689T
- 3 to a flush, 237; 238; 239; 23T; 247; 248; 249; 24T; 257; 258; 259; 25T; 267; 268; 269; 26T; 278; 279; 27T; 289; 28T; 29T; 348; 349; 34T; 358; 359; 35T; 368; 369; 36T; 378; 379; 37T; 389; 38T; 39T; 459; 45T; 469; 46T; 479; 47T; 489; 48T; 49T; 56T; 57T; 58T; 59T
- Discard everything