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Aces full on Double Bonus — keep the full house or the aces?

On 10/7 Double Bonus, break it: three aces alone are worth 10.1147 per coin vs 10.0000 for the pat full house — quad aces pay 160. On Jacks or Better, keeping the full house is correct (9.0000 vs 4.3080).

The exact numbers — A♥ A♣ A♠ 8♦ 8♣

A♥ A♣ A♠ 8♦ 8♣ solved on 10/7 Double Bonus — the best hold highlighted with its exact EV
A♥ A♣ A♠ 8♦ 8♣ on 10/7 Double Bonus: the winning hold, solved exactly.
HoldEV per coinvs best
Three aces (A♥ A♣ A♠)10.1147best
Pat full house (keep all five)10.0000−0.1147
Three aces + one 86.6383−3.4764

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Why

Double Bonus pays 160-per-coin for quad aces — the whole point of the game. Drawing two cards at the case ace (plus full-house redraws and quad-eights never entering it) is worth slightly more than the sure 10 coins. The margin is thin but real, and it flips completely on Jacks or Better, where quads pay a flat 25 and the pat full house wins by more than double.

Double Bonus chart line #3 of 36 (three aces) sits above the full house. Game-specific: never do this on Jacks or Better. See the full solver-optimized strategy chart, or drill hands with exact-EV feedback until plays like this are automatic.

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