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Interesting. It is supposed to look like this:
How does it look on your end?
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I would also be very interested in DDB strategy. Do you have any variance numbers for this game too?
Unfortunately I am not as much of a VPGenius as JB, but you can roughly piece together a DDB Strategy by using the Bonus Poker, Bonus Poker Deluxe, and Double Bonus strategies JB has listed. Hopefully JB can check this for me at some point.
I believe there are two significant classes for DDB though for most players.
Paytables where the flush pays 6, and paytables where the flush pays 5.
If your DDB paytable pays 6 for a flush, use 8/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe strategy as a starting point (proposed changes in bold):
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 thru Kings
4 to a flush with 0, 1, or 2 high cards
3 to a royal flush
4 to a straight — 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
1 pair, 2s through 4s
4 to a straight — 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T
1 pair, 5s through 10s (biggest question mark; quad 5-10s only worth 50 in DDB vs. 80 in BDlx)
3 to a straight flush — 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 78J; 89T; 89J/8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9JK/9QK
4 to a straight — 9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
3 to a flush — 2JQ to 7JQ; 2JK to 8QK; 2TA to 9KA
3 to a straight flush — 79J/7TJ; 89Q/8TQ; 9TK
2 to a royal flush — JQ; JK/QK; JA/QA/KA
3 to a straight flush — Ace-low; 234/235/245; 346/356; 457/467; 568/578; 679/689; 78T/79T
4 to a straight — 89JQ/8TJQ; 9TJK/9TQK
3 to a straight — TJQ; JQK
3 to a flush — 29J to 6TJ; 29Q to 7TQ; 23K to 8TK; 28A to 89A
2 to a straight — JQ
3 to a flush — 23J to 68J; 23Q to 78Q; 27A to 67A
2 to a royal flush — TJ
3 to a flush — 26A to 56A
2 to a straight — JK/QK
4 to a straight — A234/A245/A345; 789J; 89TQ
2 to a royal flush — TQ
3 to a straight flush — 246; 347/357/367; 458/468/478; 569/579/589
4 to a straight — A235; 78TJ/79TJ
3 to a straight flush — 236/256; 67T/68T/69T
2 to a straight — JA/QA/KA
2 to a royal flush — TK
a Jack, Queen, King, or Ace
4 to a straight — 2346/2356/2456; 3457/3467/3567; 4568/4578/4678; 5679/5689/5789; 678T/679T/689T
3 to a flush — 237 to 59T
Discard everything
If DDB only pays 5 for the flush (every Ult X machine I have ever seen) :(
Use the 7/5 Bonus Strategy as the base (proposed changes in bold):
Basic Strategy
Full house or better
4 to a royal flush
Flush
Real Casino Hustles Ultimate X Poker Games
Straight
3 of a kind
2 pair
1 pair, Aces
4 to a straight flush
1 pair, Jacks through Kings
4 to a flush
3 to a royal flush
4 to a straight -- 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK (OESD become split like BDlx table)
1 pair, 2s through 4s
4 to a straight — 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T (split part 2)
1 pair, 5s through 10s (50 vs 80 payout in BDlx)
3 to a straight flush — 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J/8TJ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ
4 to a straight — JQKA
3 to a straight flush 8JQ; 9JK/9QK
4 to a straight — 9JQK; TJQA/TJKA/TQKA
3 to a flush — 2JA to 9KA
2 to a royal flush — JQ; 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/79T; 78J/79J/7TJ; 89Q/8TQ; 9TK
3 to a straight — TJQ; JQK
2 to a straight — JQ; JK/QK
2 to a royal flush — TJ
4 to a straight — Ace-low; 789J/78TJ/79TJ; 89TQ
2 to a straight — JA/QA/KA
2 to a royal flush — TQ
Video Poker Ultimate X Strategy
3 to a flush — 23Q to 8TK; 2TA to 9TA
2 to a royal flush — TK
a Jack, Queen, King, or Ace
3 to a straight flush — 236/246/256; 347/357/367; 458/468/478; 569/579/589; 67T/68T/69T
4 to a straight — 2346/2356/2456; 3457/3467/3567; 4568/4578/4678; 5679/5689/5789; 678T/679T/689T
3 to a flush — 237 to 59T
Discard everything
Just looking at these estimated strategies, I'm sure tons of people play Ult X terribly. Who wants to hold Aces up in DDB? lol And 3 to a flush?
And for variance, JB's Video Poker analyzer will do it for a 1-hand game (but I think it uses the 10-hand multipliers):
http://wizardofodds.com/games/video-poker/analyzer/
9/6 DDB has a variance of 71.73/hand vs. 41.98
8/5 DDB has a variance of 70.91/hand vs. 41.99
I've been 'guessing', although it be somewhat educated by JB's other Ultimate X strategies. I've been holding 2 pair and 3 to a flush! ugh...
My question is, do you change your strategy after you already have multipliers? If you've been dealt a full house to hold on all 10 lines giving you a 12X multiplier on the next hand and then get dealt AA223, do you still hold the 2 pair or just the AA since, how I say it, 'the bases are loaded'?
Also, can anyone come close to giving a strategy for deuces wild Ultimate X? I have been holding all kinds of weird stuff like straight draws with a deuce or 4 flush with a deuce to get the multipliers.
Thanks so much to the Wizard for his site and everyone's hard work!!!
I'll be going to Laughlin on March 26 and hope to use your DDB strategy and put it to good and hopefully winning use! :=)
Ultimate Video Poker
According to videopoker.com these casinos have the game in Laughlin but I have no idea what the returns are.
Aquarius Casino Resort
Avi Hotel Casino
Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino
Edgewater Hotel & Casino
Golden Nugget Laughlin
Harrahs Casino Hotel Laughlin
River Palms Resort Casino
Riverside Resort & Casino
Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino
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How to Find the Best Ultimate X Video Poker Machine
There are 95 casinos in Nevada that offer Ultimate X Video Poker Machines. They are either on Game King devices or standalones with the Ultimate X placard above the monitor. The problem with Ultimate X is that the game offers a subpar pay table. This is because the multiplier adds to the return, even though it costs 10 coins to play it. A game with a full pay table would return more than 100% to players. This is why the games are not available.
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Ultimate X Video Poker Multipliers
The Ultimate X multiplier depends on the type of game you are playing. Jacks or Better will have different bonuses than Bonus Poker games. The full house typically has the highest return on the next hand. Below we have outlined the multipliers, which are based on your hand and applied to the following hand.
Ultimate X Jacks or Better Multipliers
– Royal flush: 7x
– Straight flush: 7x
– Four of a kind: 3x
– Full House: 12x
– Flush: 11x
– Straight: 7x
– Three of a kind: 4x
– Two pair: 3x
– Pair of jacks or better: 2x
Ultimate X Bonus Poker Multipliers
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– Straight flush: 4x
– Four of a kind (aces through fours): 4x
– All other quads: 3x
– Full house: 12x
– Flush: 11x
– Straight: 8x
– Three of a kind: 4x
– Two pair: 3x
– Pair of jacks or better: 2x
Ultimate X Double Bonus and Double Double Bonus Multipliers
The Ultimate X Double Bonus Poker multiplier table is identical to the Bonus Poker one except that a flush only pays 10 times, as opposed to 11 times at Bonus Poker. The same multiplier table also applies to Double Double Bonus Poker.
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There are 95 casinos in Nevada with Ultimate X. Red Rock has 57 machines. All other Station Casinos have about a dozen of them at each location. Ultimate X is also available on several casinos on the Strip. All Caesars and MGM properties offer the game as do SLS Las Vegas and Venetian.
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Another way to increase the return of Ultimate X is to look around for machines that a player just left. If the previous gambler left a multiplier hand on the machine, deposit some cash. Play just one hand betting five coins. You will receive that multiplier without leaving one for the next player.
Common Ultimate X Video Poker Mistakes
The biggest mistake Ultimate X poker players make is to not play the 10 coins required for the bonus multiplier. Playing only five coins will still trigger the 800-1 royal flush but it will not produce the bonus multipliers. There is no reason to play Ultimate X if you are not going to wager the five extra coins per line to activate the entire point of the game. There are far better video poker pay tables in the casino if you are doing this.
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