Jokers Deuces Wild Strategy

Deuces Wild Video Poker considers all deuces as wild cards. This treats the ‘2’ as any card a player chooses it to be, regardless of its suit or face value. In this type of Video Poker, a player has an improved chance of getting good hands. However, the casino counters this with a tighter schedule of payout. A player gets paid if he has a three of a kind or better, at the very least.

The fundamental point to remember when considering Deuces Wild or jokers strategy, is that the four two's, (deuces), can be substituted for ANY other card in the deck. It's what makes deuces wild video poker such a fun game to play.

The Ranking for the Hands - Starting with the Highest Are:

1. Five of a Kind

2. Royal Flush

3. Straight Flush

4. Four of a Kind

5. Full House

6. Flush

7. Straight

8. Three of a Kind

9. Two Pair

10. A Pair

Note: Five of a Kind is only possible when using a Joker or Wild Cards and is the highest possible hand.

Basic Deuces Wild Strategy for the Standard Game:

Four Deuces - Hold all five cards, you can't improve this hand.

Three Deuces - Keep a wild royal flush and five-of-a-kind.
Otherwise, hold the deuces only.

Two Deuces - Keep any hand that's four-of-a-kind or better. Keep any four cards to a royal flush, or you should just keep the two deuces.

One Deuce - Keep all paying hands, with the exception of four cards to a royal flush. Keep four cards to a straight flush, three cards to a royal flush. Otherwise, keep the deuce only.

No Deuce:

Keep all paying hands, except hold four cards to a royal flush, instead of a lesser paying hand.

Keep a four-card straight flush.

Keep a three-card to a royal flush.

Keep any one pair (keep two pair only if full house pays the same as four-of-a-kind).

Keep a four-card flush.

Keep a consecutive four-card straight.

Keep three cards to a straight flush.

Keep any two of 10, J, Q, or K, if they're in the same suit.

If you don't hold any of the above combinations then draw five new cards.

Keep in mind

Always play the maximum coins per game, as the payout for five coins played is far greater than five times the payout for one coin.

Play at deuces Wild machines that offer full-pay Deuces Wild. This means the pay schedules of 9/5 (9 coins for a straight flush and 5 for 4 of a kind under the one coin payout schedule) There are other pay schedules but they reduce your chances of winning so when playing deuces wild stick with the high paying machines.