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Deuces Wild Strategy

This is the place to learn proper Deuces Wild Strategy. With this game it is possible to find machines that if played with basic strategy can give the player the advantage instead of the casino. These machines are very rare though and I personally have never found one. Usually You will have to settle for a .04 or .27 percent disadvantage. All 2 cards are going to be wild. This will make memorizing the strategy more difficult due to the many different combinations that can be made, but it is doable. Lets get started.

Pay Tables

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Deuces Wild Pay Table

In order to know if you have found a good machine, you will need to look at the pay table. This is found on the home screen before you make any bets. You want to look for the payouts for the Straight Flush, and the Four of a Kind. The best possible table is one that pays nine times your bet for the Straight Flush and five times your bet for the four of a kind. (the 9/5) This that machine that will pay back at 100.76%. It goes down from there in descending order listed below.

Expected Payouts

9/5 = 100.76%

11/4 = 99.96%

10/4 = 99.73% (with 16X for the 5 of a Kind)

10/4 = 99.42% (with 15X for the 5 of a Kind

9/4 = 99.23% (with 16X for the 5 of a Kind)

9/5 =98.94%

9/4 = 98.91% (with 15X for the 5 of a Kind

9/4 = 97.97% (with 20X for the wild Royal Flush

10/4 = 97.58%

The payouts get worse from there and if you do not see your table listed above then don’t risk it. Even then, I would caution anyone from playing with less than 98% payback. Losses can add up quickly and you want to stay as close to 100% payout as possible.

Deuces Wild Strategy

In order to make sure that the above payout will apply to your playing, you will need to follow the set guide lines on what cards to hold and what cards to replace. If these guidelines are ignored and common sense or superstition takes over, it is estimated that you can lose a 2 to 4% advantage to the casino. The most desirable hand is listed at the top, so if you don’t see you hand just work your way down the list until you do.

4 Deuces

Hold all four deuces, and draw whichever card is remaining.

3 Deuces

  1. Keep a wild royal flush.
  2. Keep five of a kind—in other words, if the two cards that aren’t deuces are a pair, you have five of a kind.
  3. Otherwise, keep your deuces and draw two new cards.

2 Deuces

  1. Keep a wild royal flush.
  2. Keep five of a kind.
  3. Keep a straight flush.
  4. Keep four of a kind.
  5. Keep four cards to a wild royal flush.
  6. Keep four cards to a straight flush draw.
  7. Otherwise, draw three cards and keep your deuces.

1 Deuce

  1. Keep a wild royal flush.
  2. Keep five of a kind.
  3. Keep a straight flush.
  4. Keep four of a kind.
  5. Keep four cards to a wild royal flush.
  6. Keep a full house.
  7. Keep a four card straight flush.
  8. Keep three of a kind.
  9. Keep a flush.
  10. Keep a straight.
  11. Keep four cards to a straight flush with one gap.
  12. Keep four cards to a straight flush with two gaps.
  13. Keep A34 suited, A35 suited, or A45 suited.
  14. Keep three cards to a royal flush with no ace.
  15. Keep three cards to a straight flush.
  16. Keep three cards to a royal flush with an ace.
  17. Keep the deuce and draw four more cards.

0 Deuces

  1. Keep a royal flush.
  2. Keep four cards to a royal flush.
  3. Keep a straight flush.
  4. Keep four of a kind.
  5. Keep a full house.
  6. Keep three of a kind.
  7. Keep a flush.
  8. Keep a straight.
  9. Keep four cards to a straight flush.
  10. Keep three cards to a royal flush.
  11. Keep one pair.
  12. Keep four cards to a flush.
  13. Keep four cards to an open straight draw.
  14. Keep a three card straight flush.
  15. Keep Ten/Queen suited or Jack/Queen suited.
  16. Keep four cards to a straight.
  17. Draw five new cards.

Practice

Look complected? It really is not so bad, and there are ways to help learn it so that you don’t have to memorize the whole list. You are also able to take a picture to reference while your playing. Here is a simple simulator to practice your Deuces Wild strategy with. It will also let you know when you have held the incorrect cards or should have chosen different ones. Stay in control of your bets, and good luck.

Practice Simulator – dagnammit.com/servlet/VideoPoker

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