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Deuces Wild uses the same 52-card pack as in a standard
game, but all the twos (deuces) are wild cards. This puts the odds
of getting at least one in your hand at about once in every three
hands. For this reason, Deuces Wild doesn't payout for less than
three of a kind.
Here are some commonly used strategies for playing Deuces Wild
video poker:
Common Strategies for Deuces Wild Poker
:
| If
you have: |
Then
... |
| 5 of a kind |
Keep it! |
| Royal Flush |
Keep it! |
| 4 deuces |
Keep it - this is 5 of a kind! |
| 3 deuces, nothing else |
Keep the deuces, draw 2 new cards. |
| 2 deuces and 2 cards to a straight flush or royal
flush |
Hold those four, draw one new card. |
| 2 deuces and a pair |
Four of a kind - keep it and draw 1 new card. |
| 2 deuces and 1 card to a royal flush |
Keep those 3 cards, draw 2 new ones. |
| 2 deuces, nothing else |
Hold the deuces, draw 3 new cards |
| 1 deuce, 3 to a royal flush |
Discard the 5th card and draw a new one |
| 1 deuce, any winning hand |
Keep the winning hand. |
| no deuces but a winning hand |
Keep the winning hand EXCEPT hold 4 card royal flushes over
straight flushes, flushes and straights. |
| two pairs |
Keep the higher pair and draw 3 new cards. |
| 4 cards of a straight flush, flush, straight or inside straight |
Hold the 4 cards, draw a new one. |
| none of the above |
Consider discarding everything and drawing 5 new cards. |
The rules list from best to worst the possible starting hands for
the game of your choice. To use the tables simply step down the list
of rules and when a rule coincides with your current hand then this
shows which cards you should hold for the maximum return.
Deuces
Wild (Full Pay) |
| NO DEUCES |
| 1 |
Royal Flush |
| 2 |
4 to a Royal Flush |
| 3 |
Straight Flush |
| 4 |
Four of a Kind |
| 5 |
Full House |
| 6 |
Three of a Kind |
| 7 |
Flush |
| 8 |
Straight |
| 9 |
4 to a Straight Flush - open |
| 10 |
4 to a Straight Flush - inside |
| 11 |
3 to a Royal Flush |
| 12 |
One Pair |
| 13 |
4 to a Flush |
| 14 |
4 to a Straight - open (not 3456) |
| 15 |
3 to a Straight Flush - open, 567s-9TJs |
| 16 |
3 to a Straight Flush - inside, 1 gap, 7-Q
high card |
| 17 |
345s, 456s |
| 18 |
JTs |
| 19 |
3 to a Straight Flush - inside, 2 gaps, 7-K high
card |
| 20 |
QTs, QJs |
| 21 |
346s, 356s |
| 22 |
3456 |
| 23 |
4 to a Straight - inside (not A345) |
| 24 |
Redraw |
| ONE DEUCE |
| 1 |
Wild Royal Flush |
| 2 |
Five of a Kind |
| 3 |
Straight Flush |
| 4 |
Four of a Kind |
| 5 |
4 to a Wild Royal Flush |
| 6 |
Full House |
| 7 |
4 to a Straight Flush - open, 2-567s to
2-9TJs |
| 8 |
Three of a Kind |
| 9 |
Flush |
| 10 |
Straight |
| 11 |
2-345s, 2-456s |
| 12 |
4 to a Straight Flush - inside, 1 gap, 6-Q high card |
| 13 |
4 to a Straight Flush - inside, 2 gaps,
7-K high card |
| 14 |
2-A34s, 2-A35s, 2-A45s |
| 15 |
2-JTs |
| 16 |
2-QJs, 2-QTs |
| 17 |
2-KQs, 2-KJs, 2-KTs |
| 18 |
3 to a Straight Flush - open, 2-67s to 2-9Ts |
| 19 |
2-AKs,2-AQs,2-AJs,2-ATs - no penalty
cards |
| 20 |
Deuce |
| TWO DEUCES |
| 1 |
Wild Royal Flush |
| 2 |
Five of a Kind |
| 3 |
Straight Flush |
| 4 |
Four of a Kind |
| 5 |
4 to a Wild Royal Flush |
| 6 |
4 to a Straight Flush - open, 22-67s to
22-9Ts |
| 7 |
Two Deuces |
| THREE DEUCES |
| 1 |
Wild Royal Flush |
| 2 |
Five Tens-Aces |
| 3 |
Three Deuces |
| FOUR DEUCES |
| 1 |
Four Deuces |
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