Double Double Bonus is five-card draw video poker with different payouts for particular four-of-a-kind hands and their fifth-card kickers. Check the exact game, complete paytable, credit column, denomination and number of hands. A machine name or a favorable theoretical return does not promise a profitable session.
Published mathematical references checked October 16, 2026. The table below is a named reference schedule, not a survey of machines currently available in Las Vegas.
How a hand works
In the standard game, choose your wager, receive five cards, select cards to hold, then draw replacements for the discarded cards. The final hand is paid according to the displayed schedule. The kicker is the remaining fifth card alongside four equal-rank cards. An ordinary low kicker does not improve every four of a kind.
A 9/6 reference table in five-credit units
The Wizard of Odds analysis lists this 9/6 schedule. Here the numbers are converted to the total credits returned for a five-credit wager. Check the actual machine; other schedules and bonus features can differ.
| Final hand | Credits returned |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 4,000 |
| Straight flush | 250 |
| Four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 kicker | 2,000 |
| Four 2s, 3s or 4s with a different-rank A, 2, 3 or 4 kicker | 800 |
| Four aces with a 5 through king kicker | 800 |
| Four 2s, 3s or 4s with a 5 through king kicker | 400 |
| Four 5s through kings, with any kicker | 250 |
| Full house | 45 |
| Flush | 30 |
| Straight | 20 |
| Three of a kind | 15 |
| Two pair | 5 |
| Pair of jacks, queens, kings or aces | 5 |
| Nonpaying hand | 0 |
The 9/6 shorthand refers to full-house and flush multipliers: 45 ÷ 5 = 9 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6. Inspect all rows too; the two shorthand numbers do not identify every rule or payout.
Which kickers actually change the payout?
In this reference, A-A-A-A-2 returns 2,000 credits, while A-A-A-A-7 returns 800. Q-Q-Q-Q-2 and Q-Q-Q-Q-7 both return 250. The queens do not receive a special low-kicker bonus. Likewise, the exceptional royal-flush award is a separate paytable question from the straight-flush row.
At a $0.25 denomination, five credits cost $1.25. A 2,000-credit award is $500 returned, or $498.75 net after that hand’s wager. A 250-credit award is $62.50 returned, not $62.50 profit. Two pair returns five credits in this example: it returns the $1.25 wager rather than producing a net gain.
Theoretical return is not your bankroll result
The separate 9/6 strategy reference gives 98.9808% for optimal play under its stated schedule. That percentage concerns total money wagered over the mathematical model, including rare payouts. It is not a percentage of your deposit you can expect to leave with.
For illustration, $1,000 of total wagers multiplied by 98.9808% gives $989.808 of theoretical returned awards, rounded to $989.81; the theoretical difference is $10.19. A real session can differ greatly. A starting balance reused through multiple wagers is not the same as total wagering, and the percentage does not establish how long any amount lasts.
Check the wager and use the matching rules
- Verify the exact variant and every relevant paytable row. A strategy for Jacks or Better, Double Bonus or another DDB schedule is not automatically interchangeable.
- Read the chosen credit column and royal-flush conditions. Do not increase an unaffordable bet to qualify for a larger award.
- Calculate denomination × credits × hands. Three hands at five quarter credits cost $3.75 for one deal, before any separately priced feature.
- Use a trainer or strategy reference that matches the actual schedule. Blanket advice to keep every low kicker or every royal draw can be wrong.
- Set a separate spending limit you can afford to lose and stop rather than chasing a rare hand. GameSense provides responsible-play resources.
Our video-poker paytable guide explains denomination and return comparisons; Deuces Wild is a different game. Keep accommodation and meal money outside your gambling spending limit.
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