9/6 Double Bonus Poker Question

[joncor]

Just after a few years of playing I thought I knew this game, then I started looking on the web and came to some questions regarding a few hands.
* Pair of aces and another pair. Dump the other pair or go for a full house? (i usually go for full house)

*Dealt an ace, unsuited high card and the rest low cards,,,just keep the ace or ace and high card?(I usually keep ace and high card.

* Dealt three of the same suit (no pairs, all low)...go for flush or take five cards? If one card is a high card go for flush or only keep the lone high card?

Sorry if this is fundamental stuff, but I am finding conflicts on line. I just downloaded a game app for double bonus, and it isn't what I learned (rcs network)
Thank you for your help, Regards, Joncor

[Vman96]

1) Hold the Aces only (if the full house paid ten, then you should hold two pair always)

2) If the straight is 5 for 1, hold Ace and high card unless you have a ten. If it's 4 for 1, it's closer to even. If you don't see a flush and straight penalty, you should hold the Ace.

3) Don't go for 3 to flushes when the flush is only 6 for 1. If the flush was 7 for 1, then you would go for 3 to a flush.

It's sounds like you may have learned 10/7/5 DB strategy which is not entirely appropriate for 9/6/5 DB.

[BobDancer]

Although I recommend Video Poker for Winners, an accurate free internet site may be found at the wizardofodds.com. You can enter in the pay schedule and get an accurate way to play any hand, any pay schedule.

Keep in mind that sometimes there are special cases. In 10-7 DB, for example, with an unsuited AKJ, usually you just hold the KJ but on occasion you should hold all three. If you only check one hand and it happens to be one of the exceptions, you'll jump to the wrong conclusion.

In DB, you can find 9-6-5 and 9-6-4 pay schedules. They do NOT have the same strategies. Your post didn't differentiate between which one you were talking about. It matters.

Bob

[Vman96]

Yeah Bob is right, I assumed you were playing 9/6/5 and wrote as such. 9/6/4 really should be avoided, too many better games out there.

[DaBurglar]

Yeah Bob is right, I assumed you were playing 9/6/5 and wrote as such. 9/6/4 really should be avoided, too many better games out there. I always assume the best possible paytable is selected BEFORE I contemplate strategy and perfect play discussions, etc.   In DB, which I only play when 9/6/5 or better is available and when the DDB paytables are totally rancid, my play level is not perfect due to lack of play experience, unless I want to play at a VERY slow plodding pace then I can play mistake free....but I like to play fast so I choose games where I have perfect strategy down cold, such as BP (8/5) or JOB (9/6 progressives).....But the only place these days where you can CONSISTENTLY find paytables like 10/7 are in Nevada, so once again, as I stated before, to play Bob dancers way you MUST relocate to Nevada, and STAY there for extended periods of time to take FULL advantage of all the various things that he incorporates to maximize his advantage and actually have a chance of coming out AHEAD in this endeavor.....