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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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.
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