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.
Discount Gambling 
Is this strategy for when you get paid for a straight or better on the ante,or if you get paid with a flush or better?
I’m sure stephenhow has the definitive answer. But this looks like it’s for the straight-or-better version of THB. For the flush-or-better version, the only difference is that you would also fold 43o Pre-Flop. The Flop and Turn decisions would remain unchanged.
Is anyone playing this at Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun?
Do they play the straight or better version or the fluish or better version?