Deuces Wild Video Poker Strategy
Deuces Wild video poker is one of the most common games found in online and land casinos. It is played with a 52 card deck. The twos or deuces are going to be the wild cards meaning they can make your five card hand. Unfortunately the deuces wild don't payout for anything less than 3 of a kind, so that can make a pair a sticky situation. Below you will find some strategy tips in the tables.
Common Strategies for Deuces Wild Poker : |
If you have: |
Then ... |
5 of a kind |
Best Hand |
Royal Flush |
Best Hand |
4 deuces |
Don't trade it |
3 deuces, 2 other cards |
Trade in the two cards, don't mess with the deuces |
2 deuces and 2 cards to a straight flush or royal flush |
Keep 4 cards draw one |
2 deuces and a pair |
This is a four of a kind- draw one card |
2 deuces and 1 card to a royal flush |
Have 3 cards for a royal, draw two |
2 deuces, 3 other cards |
Get three new cards |
3 cards Royal flush; 1 wild card |
Draw one |
Winning hand; 1 wild card |
Don't trade the winning hand |
Winning hand; no wild card |
Don't trade the winning hand |
two pair |
This hand will payout, you could keep the higher pair |
4 cards of a straight flush, flush, straight or inside straight |
Draw one card |
none of the above |
Discard all five cards |
On the table above we have listed the best hands first. The last hands mentioned are the ones you don't really want to keep if you can help it. In Deuces Wild you are playing a five card draw game meaning you get to exchange a few cards during play to try and obtain a better hand. The tables will also tell you the rules or strategy you should play by.
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 |
15 |
3 to a Straight Flush - open |
16 |
3 to a Straight Flush - inside |
17 |
345, 456 |
18 |
Jack and Tens |
19 |
3 to a Straight Flush - inside |
20 |
Queen and Tens, Queen and Jacks |
21 |
346, 356 |
22 |
3456 |
23 |
4 to a Straight - inside |
24 |
Redraw |
ONE DEUCE |
1 |
1 Deuce 4 cards royal |
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 |
8 |
Three of a Kind |
9 |
Flush |
10 |
Straight |
11 |
2-345s, 2-456s |
12 |
4 to a Straight Flush - inside |
13 |
4 to a Straight Flush - inside |
14 |
2 Pair-Ace 34s, 2-Ace 35s, 2-Ace 45s |
15 |
2 pair Jacks and Tens |
16 |
2 pair Queen and Jacks or 2-Queens and Tens |
17 |
2 pair-King and Queens, 2-Kings and Jacks, 2-Kings and Tens |
18 |
3 to a Straight Flush - open, 2-67s to 2-9Ts |
19 |
2 Pair-Ace Kings,2-Ace Queens,2-Ace Jacks,2-Ace Tens |
20 |
Deuce |
TWO DEUCES |
1 |
2 Deuces, 3 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 |
7 |
Two Deuces |
THREE DEUCES |
1 |
Three Deuces, 2 to a Royal Flush |
2 |
Five Tens-Aces |
3 |
Three Deuces |
FOUR DEUCES |
1 |
Four Deuces |
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