Deuces Wild is an exciting video poker game because it offers players the opportunity to gain an edge over the casino. With the right payout table, a Deuces Wild player can enjoy an edge over the casino of 0.76%, but the player only has this edge if she’s making the mathematically correct decisions. That’s where the strategy comes into play.
Casinos expect most gamblers to just play using common sense, intuition, and hunches. It’s estimated that this adds between 2% and 4% to the casino’s edge. Even a full pay Deuces Wild video poker game is a profitable game for the casino in the long run.
Deuces Wild Pay Tables
Four of a kind means you hold four of the same card, such as 8-8-8-8 with maybe a random 5 or something else thrown in there for your fifth card. Not bad, not bad at all. If you're masterful at bluffing and you can get others to fold, this could easily bring home the pot. A full house is a pair and three of a kind. When two or more players hold full houses it is the three of a kind that will determine the winner. So, aces-full (three aces with any pair) beats any other full house, and deuces-full can not beat any other full house.
Deuces Wild has a wide range of pay tables, but the most important ones to be aware of are the full pay and the NSU (not-so-ugly) pay tables. In Jacks or Better, it’s easy to spot the difference in pay tables, because the payouts are only changed on two hands—the full house and the flush. But in Deuces Wild, the variations happen across more hands.
Here are the full pay payouts:
- Royal flush – 800 to 1
- Four deuces – 200 to 1
- Wild royal flush – 25 to 1
- Five of a kind – 15 to 1
- Straight flush – 9 to 1
- Four of a kind – 5 to 1
- Full house – 3 to 1
- Flush – 2 to 1
- Straight – 2 to 1
- Three of a kind – 1 to 1
The payback percentage for this version is 100.76% when played with perfect strategy.
Here are the payouts for a NSU (not-so-ugly) game:
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- Royal flush – 800 to 1
- Four deuces – 200 to 1
- Wild royal flush – 25 to 1
- Five of a kind – 16 to 1
- Straight flush – 10 to 1
- Four of a kind – 4 to 1
- Full house – 4 to 1
- Flush – 3 to 1
- Straight – 2 to 1
- Three of a kind – 1 to 1
The payback percentage on this version is 99.73%.
You might think, looking at the pay tables, that the 2nd version is better than the first. After all, you get a better payout on that 2nd pay table on four hands, and you get a lower payout on only two hands. The difference is the frequency with which you receive those hands.
The four of a kind is a particularly important hand in Deuces Wild. Since there are four wild cards in the deck, the chance of getting a four of a kind is a relatively large 6.5%. Reducing the payout on this hand makes up for a lot of the difference in returns.
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The Strategy Chart for Deuces Wild Video Poker
The strategy chart for Deuces Wild is divided into five charts, based on the number of deuces in your hand. You should remember two rules about deuces in this game:
- You’ll never discard a deuce.
- You’ll never hold any single card UNLESS it’s a deuce.
If you have four deuces, then you only have one option. You discard the card that’s not a deuce and draw a new card.
If you have three deuces, then you start from the top and work you way down until you find the decision that applies to you:
- Keep a wild royal flush.
- 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.
- Otherwise, keep your deuces and draw two new cards.
If you have two deuces, the chart gets a little more complicated:
- Keep a wild royal flush.
- Keep five of a kind.
- Keep a straight flush.
- Keep four of a kind.
- Keep four cards to a wild royal flush.
- Keep four cards to a straight flush draw.
- Otherwise, draw three cards and keep your deuces.
If you only have one deuce, then the chart gets even more complicated, but it’s still not too unwieldy:
- Keep a wild royal flush.
- Keep five of a kind.
- Keep a straight flush.
- Keep four of a kind.
- Keep four cards to a wild royal flush.
- Keep a full house.
- Keep a four card straight flush.
- Keep three of a kind.
- Keep a flush.
- Keep a straight.
- Keep four cards to a straight flush with one gap.
- Keep four cards to a straight flush with two gaps.
- Keep A34 suited, A35 suited, or A45 suited. (Don’t forget to keep your deuce, too.)
- Keep three cards to a royal flush with no ace.
- Keep three cards to a straight flush.
- Keep three cards to a royal flush with an ace.
- Keep the deuce and draw four more cards.
If you have no deuces, then you use the following chart:
- Keep a royal flush.
- Keep four cards to a royal flush.
- Keep a straight flush.
- Keep four of a kind.
- Keep a full house.
- Keep three of a kind.
- Keep a flush.
- Keep a straight.
- Keep four cards to a straight flush.
- Keep three cards to a royal flush.
- Keep one pair.
- Keep four cards to a flush.
- Keep four cards to an open straight draw.
- Keep a three card straight flush.
- Keep TQ suited or JQ suited.
- Keep four cards to a straight.
- Draw five new cards.
Simple Strategy Tips
If you don’t want to memorize those tables, keep these tips in mind, and you’ll still do better than most gamblers:
- Always hold any deuces that you have.
- Always prefer a pair to a four card straight or to a four card flush.
- Never hold two pair.
You should also keep in mind that four of a kind is your bread and butter. You’ll get this hand once in every 15 hands, but the payout is good. This should clarify some of the strategy decisions in the table above.
In this lesson you’re going to learn the first and most important step about how to play poker by learning the all important poker hand rankings.
- A standard poker hand consists of five cards.
- Each poker hand is ranked in a set order.
- The higher the rank, the less chance statistically you have of getting it.
- The higher the rank of your hand the better, because two pairs always beats one pair, and a flush always beats a straight.
- When two or more players have a hand of the same rank, then there are more ways to determine the best hand.
Hopefully all these points will make perfect sense by the end of this lesson.
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Poker Hands (from Best to Worst)
Be sure to pay close attention and memorize the poker hand rankings. Let’s start with the best possible hand in poker….
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Royal Flush
A Royal flush consists of five cards of the same suit, in sequence from 10 through to Ace. Remember that all suits are equal in poker. If two or more players hold a royal flush (highly unlikely) then the pot is split, i.e. the players share the winnings.
Straight Flush
Five cards of the same suit, in sequence. This example shows a Jack high straight flush. If two or more players hold a straight flush then it is the highest that wins. For example, a Queen high straight flush beats a Jack high straight flush. You will notice that this is very similar to a Royal flush, and that’s because a Royal flush is in fact an ace high straight flush – but it’s given its very own ranking.
Four of a Kind
This hand contains four cards of the same rank/value. This example shows four 8’s, plus a 5 (remember that all poker hands must have five cards). If two or more players have four of a kind, then the highest value wins (e.g. four 9’s beats four 8’s). If two or more players share the same four of a kind, which can happen when using community cards (more on that later) then the winner is decided by the fifth card. So a player with four 8’s and a 6 would beat a player with four 8’s and a 5.
Full House
A full house contains three cards of the same rank, plus a pair. In our example you can see three 10’s and a pair of 7’s. The value of the three matching cards determines the strength of a full house. So three Jack’s with a pair of 7’s would beat our example hand. If players share the same three cards, which is possible when using community cards, the strength of the pair is then taken into account. So, three 10’s and a pair of 8’s would beat our example hand.
Flush
Five cards of the same suit in any order. Our example shows a Queen high flush. If two or more players have a flush then the player with the highest ranked card wins. If the players share the same high card then it’s determined by the value of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th card respectively.
Straight
This hand contains five unsuited cards in sequence. Our example shows a King high straight. In the event of a tie, the best straight is determined by the highest ranked card. A straight consisting of 8, 9, 10, J, Q, would lose to our example hand. But a straight consisting of 10, J, Q, K, A, would win. Also note that an Ace can be used as the low card for a straight of A, 2, 3, 4, 5. This would lose to a straight of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. Our example shows three 4’s. Three 5’s would beat our example hand, three 6’s would beat three 5’s, and so on. If players share the same three cards, then the value of the highest unrelated card would count and if necessary, the value of the second unrelated card. So, three 4’s with Jack, 8, would beat our example hand. As would three 4’s and 10, 9 (because 9 is higher than 8).
Two Pair
Two cards of matching rank, with another two cards of another rank, plus an additional card. In the event of a tie, the highest pair wins. If players share the same highest pair, then the value of the next pair wins. For example, a pair of Aces, and a pair of 6’s would beat our example hand, as would a pair of Kings and a pair of 7’s. If two or more players share the same two pair, then the value of the fifth card counts. So, a pair of Kings, a pair of 6’s, with a 4, would beat our example hand.
One Pair
A paired hand contains two cards of matching rank, plus three additional cards. The value of the pair determines who wins in the event of a tie. For example a pair of 10’s beats our example hand. If players share the same pair then the best hand is determined by the value of the highest additional card. If this is the same then it goes to the second card, and if necessary the third. So, a pair of 9’s with an Ace, 2, and 10, would beat our example hand. As would a pair of 9’s, King, 10, and a 3.
High Card
If a hand doesn’t fall into any of the above categories, then it is judged on the value of the highest ranked card among the five. In this example we have a hand which is Queen high. If players share the same highest card, then it goes to the value of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th card if necessary. A hand of Queen, 10, 9, 5, 4, would beat our example hand.
Community Cards
What Beat A Full House In Poker
As you already know, a poker hand consists of five cards. In many variations of poker, players receive or can choose from more than five cards. For example, in Texas Hold’em each player is dealt two private cards, but can also use the five community cards that are available for all the players to use. This makes a total of seven cards, but each player must choose their best five cards to make their best possible hand. Here’s an example:
In the above example, the best five cards among total of seven (two private cards and five community cards) would be combined to make a flush.
Conclusion
If you don’t fully understand the poker hand rankings then please read through the list again. It’s vital that you know which hand beats which. Of course, how good a poker hand is, is very dependent on which type of poker game you are playing and other factors such as the number of other players you are playing against. You will learn the true strength of a poker hand as you gain experience of playing the game.
We have created a printable poker hand rankings chart that you can use as a source of reference. Hopefully we’ve explained the poker hand rankings to you well enough whereby you don’t need this chart, but it still might be handy for some. The chart will load as a PDF (link opens in a new window) and you’ll need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to be able to view it.
Make sure that you memorize the poker hand rankings before moving onto the next lesson.
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By Tim Ryerson
Tim is from London, England and has been playing poker since the late 1990’s. He is the ‘Editor-in-Chief’ at Pokerology.com and is responsible for all the content on the website.
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