Last updated: April 27, 2026
Super Aces Bonus is the bonus video poker variant with the highest Four Aces payout. Four Aces pays 400 coins (2,000 at max bet), the largest non-royal payout in any standard bonus variant. The game also features elevated payouts for Four 2s-4s at 80 coins and a solid 50-coin payout for other Four of a Kind hands. The tradeoff: Two Pair drops to even money, making this a high-variance game favored by players chasing big quad payouts.
1. Always bet max (BET 5): The Royal Flush pays 4,000 at max bet — essential for maximizing your return.
2. Deal 5 cards, hold your best cards, draw replacements.
3. Key difference: Four Aces pays 400 coins — the highest bonus tier. Two Pair pays only 1× (even money), so big hands matter more.
4. Massive upside: Four Aces (400×) at max bet = 2,000 credits. Four 2s-4s (80×) = 400 credits. Those two payouts drive the game's variance profile.
| Hand | BET 1 | BET 2 | BET 3 | BET 4 | BET 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 250 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | 4000 |
| Four Aces | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 |
| Straight Flush | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 | 300 |
| Four 2s-4s | 80 | 160 | 240 | 320 | 400 |
| Four of a Kind | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Full House | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 |
| Flush | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Straight | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Two Pair | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Super Aces Bonus returns 99.94% RTP on the 8/5 full-pay table. Most of the RTP gap with Bonus Poker comes from one hand: Four Aces pays 400-for-1, twice Triple Bonus and five times the Bonus Poker rate. The pay table funds it by cutting smaller payouts: Full House 8, Flush 5, Two Pair 1×, and Three-of-a-Kind down to 2×.
| Hand | Payout (BET 1) | Frequency (1 in X) |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 250 (4000 BET 5) | 40,400 |
| Straight Flush | 50 | 9,300 |
| Four Aces | 400 | 5,300 |
| Four 2-4s | 40 | 2,000 |
| Four 5-Ks | 25 | 520 |
| Full House | 8 | 91 |
| Flush | 5 | 92 |
| Straight | 4 | 89 |
| Three of a Kind | 2 | 13 |
| Two Pair | 1 | 8 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 | 5 |
Pair of Aces is gold. A pair of Aces in Super Aces is the strongest pair-EV hand in the bonus family. Four Aces is worth 2,000 coins at BET 5; the pair is held over almost any other 2-card combination.
Hold three Aces every time. Three of a kind only pays 2× here, but the four-Aces draw lifts the EV of three Aces to about 95 coins.
Do not chase low quads. Four 2s-4s pays 200, Four 5s-Ks pays 125 — both well below their EV cost when chased. Treat low pairs as draw cards, not jackpot lines.
Break two pair if one pair is Aces. Two Pair pays only 1× here. AA + 99 → discard the 9s and draw three; the EV jump from chasing quad aces dominates.
Hold AA over 4-card flushes and 4-card straights. In standard Bonus Poker a 4-card flush draw can sometimes beat a high pair. Not here — AA holds over both 4-card straights and flushes.
Hold AA over 3-card royal. In Triple Bonus the 3-card royal draw narrowly wins this matchup. In Super Aces, the 2,000-coin quad-aces draw flips it. Break AA only for a 4-card royal.
| Game | Full Pay RTP | 4 Aces (BET 5) | Two Pair | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus Poker (8/5) | 99.17% | 400 | 2× | Medium (20.9) |
| Triple Bonus (9/7) | 99.58% | 1,200 | 1× | Very High (42) |
| Double Double Bonus | 98.98% | 800+kicker | 1× | Very High (42) |
| Super Aces (8/5) | 99.94% | 2,000 | 1× | Very High (45) |
Full house 8, flush 5. The version simulated here. Available at most US-facing online video poker sites.
Reductions to 7/5 drop RTP to ~98.8%; 6/5 drops to ~97.4%. Land-based casinos sometimes run these — always confirm before play.
Four Aces hits roughly once every 5,300 hands at optimal play — about once every 8.8 hours of medium-paced play.
The 400-for-1 (2,000 coins at BET 5) payout drives ~7.55% of total RTP. That is roughly 8 cents of every dollar wagered coming from a single hand. No other non-royal contributes close to this.
To finance the 400-for-1 quad aces, the pay table flattens Three-of-a-Kind (2×), Two Pair (1×), and the smaller quads (4 2-4s = 40, 4 5-Ks = 25). Sessions feel grinder-like with one big payoff hand built into the math. Players unfamiliar with the variant sometimes read the flat low-end as a tight pay table. The total return is unchanged from the headline number; it just arrives in larger and rarer chunks.
| Hand | Frequency (1 in X) | Pays (BET 5) | EV Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 40,400 | 4,000 | ~1.98% |
| Four Aces | 5,300 | 2,000 | ~7.55% |
| Straight Flush | 9,300 | 250 | ~0.54% |
| Four 2-4s | 2,000 | 200 | ~1.00% |
| Four 5-Ks | 520 | 125 | ~2.40% |
| Full House | 91 | 40 | ~8.79% |
| Flush | 92 | 25 | ~5.43% |
| Straight | 89 | 20 | ~4.49% |
| Three of a Kind | 13 | 10 | ~15.4% |
| Two Pair | 8 | 5 | ~12.5% |
| Jacks or Better | 5 | 5 | ~21.5% |
Variance index ~45 — the highest in this bonus family. About 7.5% of total return sits in a single hand (quad aces), so sessions without one feel like steady losses. Plan for a bankroll of 600–800× max bet for a 90% session-completion target. At quarters that is $750–$1,000; at $1 denomination that is $3,000–$4,000. A pre-set session loss limit and a hard walk-away rule are the standard discipline for variance this high.
Dealt: 5♥ 5♣ A♦ K♠ 4♥. Pair of 5s EV ≈ 3.5; lone Ace EV ≈ 2.4. Hold the pair of 5s. Even in Super Aces, a paying low pair edges out a single Ace because the low pair has draws to trips and full house.
Dealt: A♣ A♦ 10♥ J♥ Q♥. EV(AA) ≈ 14.2; EV(3-card royal) ≈ 7.4. Hold the pair of Aces. The 2,000-coin quad-aces draw makes this not even close — opposite of Triple Bonus where the royal wins.
Dealt: A♠ A♥ 7♣ 7♦ 3♥. Two Pair pays 5 (BET 5). EV(hold AA + 7 7) = 5; EV(hold AA only, draw 3) ≈ 9.4. Break the two pair, hold AA. The quad-aces upside dominates the locked Two Pair value.
Super Aces sits among the highest-RTP video poker games available — only full-pay Deuces Wild (100.76%) and 10/7 Double Bonus (100.17%) beat it on long-run return. The 99.94% number is built on a single design choice: pay 400-for-1 on Four Aces, twice the Triple Bonus rate. To finance that payout without crossing 100% RTP, the rest of the pay table is trimmed harder than other bonus variants — Three-of-a-Kind at 2× (vs 3× in standard Bonus Poker) and Two Pair at 1× (vs 2×). The math is intentional: most of the return comes from one rare event, and the smoother low-end is sacrificed to fund it. The result is a game where 99.94% is technically true but the return profile is much spikier than the number suggests.
Roughly 25% of hold decisions change between standard Bonus Poker and Super Aces. The biggest shift: pair-of-Aces holds become near-unbreakable. The 2,000-coin quad-aces draw makes AA worth more than a 4-card flush, more than a 4-card straight, and more than a 3-card royal — only a 4-card royal beats it. Two Pair handling also flips: with an AA-plus-anything Two Pair, breaking the lower pair to chase quad aces is mathematically correct in most configurations. Three-of-a-Kind decisions stay similar to Triple Bonus, but the trips-of-Aces hold gains value while trips-of-other-ranks lose value relative to draw alternatives. Strategy charts specifically for Super Aces are available and worth using; adapting from Bonus Poker leaks about 0.8–1.0% RTP from under-aggressive Aces play.
Super Aces fits players who want the highest possible RTP on a bonus-style game and who can absorb variance index ~45 without tilting. The game does not fit players who want steady small wins — the Three-of-a-Kind 2× and Two Pair 1× payouts are deliberately flat, and casual players often misread that as the game running cold. Bankroll requirements are real: 600–800× max bet for a 90% session-completion target. At dimes that is $30–$40 (manageable); at quarters $750–$1,000; at $1 denomination $3,000–$4,000. The natural fit is a player at quarters or higher who plans regular multi-hour sessions and who treats the quad-aces hit as part of the expected return rather than a bonus surprise. Casual short-session players are usually better served by Bonus Poker or Jacks or Better.
Several specific situations come up often in Super Aces and benefit from worked-out math. AA + K-Q-J of one suit (3-card royal): hold AA, EV 14.2 vs 7.4. AA + 4-card flush (no royal): hold AA, EV 14.2 vs 5.7. AA + 4-card straight: hold AA, EV 14.2 vs 3.4. AA + 4-card royal: hold the 4-card royal, EV 18.5 vs 14.2 (the only common case where AA breaks). AA + non-Ace pair (Two Pair with AA): break the lower pair, hold only AA, EV 9.4 vs 5 (locked Two Pair). Three Aces + low kicker: drop the kicker, draw 2, EV ~95 vs ~80 (the kicker blocks the fourth-Ace draw with no compensating bonus). These five decisions cover roughly 8% of all hands and account for the bulk of Super-Aces-specific strategy adjustments.
Three cells fully determine whether a Super Aces machine is full pay. Four Aces must show 400 per coin (BET 1) — anything below this is not Super Aces, it is a different variant with the same name. Full House must show 8; if it shows 7, the version is "7/5 Super Aces" with 98.85% RTP. Flush must show 5; combined with Full House 8, this is the 8/5 full pay 99.94% game. Two Pair always shows 1 in this variant — that is fixed by design. Three of a Kind shows 2 — also fixed by the variant identity. The 8/5 full pay version is the standard online and at most US-facing operators; reductions appear primarily in older land-based machines.
Super Aces and Triple Double Bonus often get compared because both push the quad-aces payout upward. The differences: Super Aces caps quad aces at 400 per coin (2,000 BET 5) without a kicker rule; Triple Double Bonus pays 800 per coin (4,000 BET 5) on quad aces with an Ace-2-3-4 kicker but only 400 without the kicker. Super Aces RTP is higher (99.94% vs 98.98%) but variance is similar (~45 vs ~42). Triple Double Bonus has more strategic depth because of the kicker rule; Super Aces has a cleaner decision tree. Triple Double Bonus tends to attract players who like the kicker-rule complexity. Super Aces tends to attract players who want the highest RTP on a quad-aces-focused game.
Super Aces Bonus is the highest-RTP game in the bonus video poker family that does not cross 100%. The 99.94% number is real, but the variance profile (~45) and the flat low-end mean the return arrives in spikes rather than steady drips. The natural fit is a player who plays regularly enough to absorb the variance, who is comfortable holding pair-of-Aces aggressively, and who treats the rare quad-aces hit as the structural payoff hand rather than a surprise win. For occasional players or short-session drop-ins, the variance often produces results that feel disconnected from the headline RTP. For drop-in sessions, a flatter-variance game like Bonus Poker or Jacks or Better tends to fit the same bankroll better. Longer sessions converge to the headline return; shorter sessions are mostly variance.
Drill pair-of-Aces holds and three-Aces holds for 200 hands in practice mode. Both are stronger here than in any other bonus variant, and the correct play is almost always to hold the Aces over any other 2- or 3-card alternative. The one common exception (4-card royal flush) is rare and obvious when it appears. Two-pair-with-Aces decisions are the second-largest learning area: the correct play is to break the lower pair, hold only the Aces, and draw three. Drilling these two patterns covers the bulk of Super-Aces-specific strategy.
Practice mode on this page starts you with 1,000 credits, enough for roughly 200 hands at max bet (5 coins). That sample size is large enough to settle into the pair-of-Aces hold reflex but not large enough to expect a quad-aces hit — the average wait is ~5,300 hands. Use the practice session to verify your hold pattern matches the strategy chart, then return for additional sessions to build session-length tolerance before committing real money. The math does not change between practice and real play; only the bankroll consequences do.
Super Aces Bonus returns 99.94% to the player (RTP) with optimal strategy. This means for every $100 wagered over the long run, the expected return is $99.94. This is considered a very competitive return among video poker games.
Place your bet (1-5 coins), then press Deal to receive 5 cards from a 52-card deck. Select which cards to hold, then press Draw to replace the rest. Your final hand is evaluated against the pay table. The minimum winning hand is Jacks or Better. Always bet max coins (5) to qualify for the enhanced Royal Flush jackpot of 4,000 coins.
Super Aces Bonus offers enhanced payouts for specific Four of a Kind hands. Unlike standard Jacks or Better where all quads pay the same, bonus games have tiered payouts — typically paying more for Four Aces and Four 2s-4s. This creates higher variance but bigger potential wins. The tradeoff is usually a reduced payout for Two Pair (1:1 instead of 2:1).
Super Aces Bonus has very high variance. This means significant bankroll swings with potential for large payouts on premium hands. You need a substantial bankroll and patience to ride out the dry spells.
Yes! Super Aces Bonus is completely free to play on Pure Video Poker. No download, no registration, and no real money required. You get 1,000 practice credits to play with. It works in any modern web browser on desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones. Use it to practice strategy and learn the game before playing at a real casino.
Four Aces hits roughly once every 5,300 hands at optimal play — about once every 8.8 hours at 600 hands per hour. The 2,000-coin payout (at BET 5) is the largest non-royal hand in the game and contributes ~7.5% of total RTP.
On RTP yes — 99.94% vs 99.58%. But variance is also higher (~45 vs ~42), and Super Aces has flatter low-end payouts (Three of a Kind 2×, Two Pair 1×). Pick Super Aces for absolute return; pick Triple Bonus for slightly smoother sessions.
Plan for 600–800× max bet for a 90% session-completion target. At quarters that is $750–$1,000; at $1 denomination that is $3,000–$4,000. The reduced Three-of-a-Kind and Two Pair payouts mean longer dry runs between meaningful wins than Bonus Poker.
8/5 Super Aces is the standard online version at most US-facing video poker sites and is the version simulated on this page. Some land-based casinos run 7/5 or 6/5 — always check the Full House and Flush pay table cells before betting real money.
Some online casinos offer Super Aces as part of progressive Royal Flush jackpot networks. The 8/5 base game has 99.94% RTP — a progressive jackpot above ~$3,000 (at quarters) typically pushes total return above 100%. Always check for active progressives if you can.