Optimum Strategy For Online Deuces Wild Video Poker

Added: July 2, 2015

Video poker games are popular at Australian online casinos. Jacks or Better is the staple online video poker variant. But for those who like the excitement of wild cards, Deuces Wild is a good option. In this online video poker variant all twos can act as wild cards. This does not increase the average return, though, because the payout table starts with three of a kind. You will find three new hand rankings in the payout table. Five of a kind hand and wild royal flush can be made with the help of wild twos. Four deuces is separate hand that pays more than other four of a kind hands.

The optimum strategy for online Deuces Wild discussed in this article assumes that five coins are wagered. This strategy is based on the number of twos dealt in the initial hand. If you have four twos in the dealt hand then do not make any changes. Four deuces pays much more than wild royal flush, so stick with it. If you have three twos then hold on to all five cards provided the remaining two combine to make a wild royal flush or five of a kind hand of ten or better. If one of the remaining two cards is ten or higher then hold that card and change the fifth card. If none of the remaining two cards are ten or higher then change both.

The optimum strategy for Deuces Wild video poker with two twos is as follows. If you have a hand ranking of four of a kind or higher then hold all the cards. Otherwise hold cards in the following descending order: four cards to a wild royal flush, a straight flush with the lowest card being a six and the two deuces. If you have one two in the initial hand, you must hold hands ranked four of a kind or higher. Lower paying hands should be broken to try for a wild royal flush. This is an exception to the general online video poker rule not to break paying hands. After that, the optimum strategy for Deuces Wild video poker requires you to hold cards in the following descending order: full house, four cards to a straight flush with the lowest card being five, straight, flush, three of a kind, four cards to a lower straight flush, three cards to a royal flush, three cards to a straight flush with the lowest card being a six and the deuce.