Deuces Wild Video Poker Strategy

Video Poker Lesson 4

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