Understanding Deuces Wild Optimum Strategy

• Published: December 18, 2014
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Deuces Wild is a variant of video poker offered by all online casino software providers. In this video poker game deuces act as wild cards. Because the wild card offers an advantage to the player, the payouts begin with three of a kind hand. Also there are three unique hand rankings have been introduced in the payout table. A five of a kind hand can be made with like cards and deuces. A wild royal flush is royal flush made with the help of a deuce. Four deuces offer a distinct payout from other four of a kind hands.

It is essential to use the Deuces Wild optimum strategy and wager with five coins, because this results in an average return of just over 100%. The optimum Deuces Wild strategy tells which cards you must hold in a given situation. The situations are classified according to the number of deuces dealt in the initial hand. If you are dealt four deuces then you are assured of payout of 200 to 1. Therefore you must hold on to all four deuces and the fifth card becomes irrelevant. If you are dealt three deuces and with the remaining two cards you can make a royal flush or five of a kind with cards ranked at ten or higher then you must hold all five dealt cards. Otherwise you should hold cards ranked 10 or higher and replace all other cards, except deuces, in the hope of getting a wild royal flush.

When dealt two deuces in the initial hand, you should first check if you hold a hand of four of a kind or higher. If so, then you must hold those cards. Next in sequence is holding four cards to a royal flush. After that you should hold cards that make a straight flush with the lowest card being a six. If none of the above is possible then you must hold the two deuces and replace the remaining three cards.

With only one deuce in the dealt hand the optimum strategy requires you to hold paying hands of four of a kind and higher. You should break lower paying hands in order to try for a wild royal flush. Next you must hold a dealt full house. In the next stage you must try for following hands in decreasing order of importance: four cards to a straight flush with the lowest card being five; dealt three of a kind, straight or flush; four cards to a lower straight flush; three cards to a royal flush and three cards to a straight flush with the lowest card being a six. If none of the above is possible then you must hold the deuce and replace the other cards.