Triple Double Bonus: the wildest kicker game

• Kicker quads pay like a royal.
• Trips pay less than in most games.
• Kickers are held more often.
• Swings are very high.

Pays shown per coin.

Three of a kind pays 2 instead of 3. That cut moves a lot of money into the kicker quads at the top.

The royal flush pays 800 per coin with five coins. In this game, four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 kicker pays the same 4,000 coins.

Four 2s, 3s or 4s with an ace, 2, 3 or 4 kicker pays 400 per coin, twice as much as in Double Double Bonus.

Kickers are held more often here, since the kicker quads pay so much. Three aces plus a 2, 3 or 4 is held as four cards.

Some charts even hold a low kicker with a pair of aces, which would be a mistake in most other games.

Because trips pay so little, some low pairs are played differently too. Use a chart made for this game.

1. 1

   Step 01

   Read the pay table

   Full house and flush.

2. 2

   Step 02

   Use the right chart

   Kicker holds.

3. 3

   Step 03

   Size your bankroll

   Huge swings.

4. 4

   Step 04

   Play five coins

   Full royal.

5. 5

   Step 05

   Use a players card

   Get the comps.

A large share of the return comes from rare kicker quads. Long losing runs are common, even on the best table.

A five-coin quarter player bets $1.25 per hand and may play 600 hands an hour. A session bankroll of several hundred dollars can be gone fast.

Play only with money you can afford to lose. The return is long-run math, not a promise for one session.

You play a 9/7 machine at $0.25 per coin with five coins, or $1.25 per hand. You are dealt A-A-A-2-9.

You hold the three aces and the 2 kicker and draw one card. If the fourth ace comes, you win 4,000 coins, or $1,000, the same as a royal.

Without the kicker, four aces would pay 800 coins, or $200. If you miss, three aces pay only 2 per coin, or $2.50. That is why the kicker hold is worth the risk here. In Jacks or Better, you would draw two cards instead.

Using Jacks strategy

Holds differ.

Ignoring the pay table

Lower tables cost more.

Under-funding

Swings are huge.

Short coining

Royal pays less.

Full pay 9/7 machines are hard to find in most casinos. Lower tables, such as 9/6 or 8/5, return noticeably less with the same swing.

If you cannot find a good table, a milder game like Bonus Poker may offer a better return with smaller swings.

Use a players card either way. Slot club points and free play add a little to the return over time.

• Double Double Bonus →The parent game.
• Double Bonus →Bigger quads.
• Video poker pay tables →Reading pays.
• Video poker strategy →Playing well.

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