This article shows our strategy for Bonus Poker. The expected return of Bonus Poker is 99.17%. This version of video poker is very popular so this strategy is very handy to learn. The first versions of Video Poker came about at the same time as personal computers in the 1970s. The Optimal Strategy for Texas Hold ‘Em Bonus has a very straight forward element to it followed by a remarkably complex element. The Call/Fold decision is easy – fold the following hands; unsuited 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6 and 2/7. After the call fold decision the game becomes a lot more complicated to play in an optimum fashion. Texas Hold em poker strategy is to win by either having the best hand in a showdown or when the other opponents fold to you leaving you the pot. Position In Texas Hold em this is very important, if you are the last one to act in a hand you get to see what everybody else does first. Texas holdem bonus strategy: $43.9USD: 2: texas holdem poker videos: 26477: 189465717: texas holdem poker videos: $22.3USD: 3: indy texas holdem: 77189: 27711515: indy texas holdem: $1.7USD: 4: odds of hitting a royal flush in texas holdem: 25326: 583381691: odds of hitting a royal flush in texas holdem: $57.6USD: 5: texas holdem table game.
Texas Hold’Em Bonus Simple Strategy
I’ve wanted to make a simplified Texas Hold’Em Bonus strategy for a while, for the occasional trips to Vegas, and for the occasional person looking for it. The first strategy I posted was way too complex to remember, and was only useful as a reference guide. While the game ideally returns a -2.037% EV, and my old complex strategy returns -2.3%, the new simple strategy below returns a respectable -2.9%.
I made the strategy based on what I normally look for when playing Hold’Em carnival games (like Ultimate Texas Hold’Em). The most common cases are addressed, and I include some less frequent, though interesting situations that you’ll probably want to know about. The strategy is actually very simple, and very easy to remember.
| Bet | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Pre-Flop | Fold 23o thru 27o, else |
| 2x bet all others | |
| Flop | Bet two pairs or better, else Bet your pair with any board undercards, else Bet your pair with any draw, else Bet bottom pair unless board suited, else |
| Bet any combo flush and straight draw, else Bet 5th nut flush draw or better, else Bet an open-ended straight draw with both hole cards 8 or higher, else | |
| Bet 2nd nut kicker against a tripped board, else Bet nut kicker against a paired board, else Bet 1st and 4th nut kickers against a non-suited board, else | |
| Check all others | |
| Turn | Bet your two pairs or better, except for a pocket underpair with no draws, else Bet your pair (except bottom or underpair) if not a scare board, else |
| Bet nut kicker if the board is double-paired, else If not scare board, bet nut kicker with open-ended straight draw, or 4th nut flush draw, else | |
| Check all others |
where “scare board” means open-ended or 4-to-a-flush on the turn, and “your” hand means your hand that beats the board.
About Texas Hold’em Bonus
Texas Hold’em bonus is a Texas Hold’em poker variation where you play against a dealer and not against other players as usual. The main casino softwares offering this game are Cryptologic, NetEnt, Party Gaming and Wagerworks.
Texas Hold’em Bonus Rules
Player starts by placing Ante bet and is dealt two hole cards, like in Texas Hold’em. After receiving these two cards, the player chooses to either play the hand or fold the hand. If the player folds, he loses the Ante bet and the hand is over. If the player chooses to play, he has to place a second bet, which is 2 x Ante. After making this bet, three community cards a dealt. These community cards are shared between the player and dealer but dealer’s hole cards are not visible. At this point, based on the strength of your hand, you can continue to call or raise by placing additional bet which is equal to Ante bet. The fourth community card is dealt. Again you have the chance to either call or raise (the size of the ante bet) and the fifth community card is dealt. After all cards are dealt, dealer’s hand is revealed and your hand is compared to dealer’s hand. All the bets and raises you made are either won or lost depending whether your hand beats dealer’s hand. The breakdown of the pays is following:
Dealer’s hand wins – All bets made lose
Texas Holdem Bonus Strategy
Player and Dealer tie – All bets made are returned (a push)
Player Wins with Straight or Higher — All bets pay 1:1
Player Wins with Less Than a Straight — All raise bets pay 1:1, the ante bet pushes
When making the Ante bet, notice that your final bet size will be 3x – 5x the Ante bet depending on the raises you make. So pay attention to not make too large Ante bets.
Optimal Strategy
There are three strategy decisions to be made during playing the hand. The first decision is to whether raise or fold after getting the hole cards. And then there are two decisions on whether to raise or call after the flop and turn. These decisions depend on your hand versus the community cards, while dealer’s hand is unknown so the optimal strategy is complicated.
First raise vs. Fold
Texas Hold'em Bonus Strategy
The first strategy decision is to either play or fold the hand before community cards are dealt. The optimal strategy (minimizing house edge) is to fold unsuited 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7 and play all other hands. So the player should still play for example unsuited 3/6.
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Bonus Strategy
2nd and 3rd Raises
The player should raise his bet if the probability of winning the hand is bigger than the probability of losing the hand. The correct strategy is to raise rather often which also increases the overall variance of the game.
House Edge and Rule Variations
Under standard rules the house edge of Texas Holdem bonus with bonus wagering is 0.53% by playing optimal strategy.
Variance
The variance of Texas Holdem bonus is quite high because of frequent raises. The average bet size is 3.82x the Ante which the player should take into account when deciding the size of the Ante bet. The standard deviation per wagering unit of one hand in Texas Hold’em bonus is 1.79.