In the previous section, we gave an introduction to the Deuces Wild video poker www.w88thais.com variation and explained pay tables and hand rankings. Now we’ll start to address the strategy to play Deuces Wild (DW) games successfully. Obviously, having a good theoretical grasp of strategy is important on any video poker game but it’s crucial on Deuces Wild. A beginner can ‘fake‘ their way through a Jacks or Better game to some extent since most of the strategy is intuitive and quickly assimilated.

Not so with Deuces Wild—in fact, much of the correct strategy for the game is counterintuitive and involves throwing away all five cards and breaking up ‘pat’ winning hands to go for a higher paying draw.. Typically, it doesn’t matter if a hand is made with or without wildcards. So on a DW machine, you’ll be paid the same for a four of a kind made like this:



A A A A X

as one made like this:

A 2W 2W A X w88 mobile

or one made like this:

A 2W 2W 2W X

There are two exceptions to this rule. The first is ‘four deuces‘ which pays a ‘mini jackpot‘ of 1000 coins ($250 on a .25 cent machine, $1000 on a $1 machine). These are very nice bankroll builders and an important part of Deuces Wild strategy—we’ll discuss this down the road.

The other exception is the royal flush. A royal flush made WITH one or more deuces pays 125 coins with a max bet. A royal flush made WITHOUT deuces pays the jackpot of 4000 coins with a max bet. ($1000 on a .25 machine, $4000 on a $1 machine).

There is also a hand that it is impossible to get on a ‘Jacks or Better‘ machine since it can only be made with a wildcard (or few). The ‘Five of a Kind‘ pays 75 coins for a max bet. As is the case with other hands, it doesn’t matter how many wild cards are involved. In other words, a five of a kind make like this:

J J J J 2W

is the same as one made like this

J 2W 2W J J

One of the biggest challenges in Deuces Wild video poker is staying mindful of the various hands facilitated by wildcards. For example, you might be dealt this hand w88 line :

K 2W 2W 2W X

You’ve been dealt a four of a kind but the last thing you want to do is just hold the King and three deuces. You’ve also been dealt four to a royal flush (with deuces). Once again, holding those four cards are the wrong play. The correct play for this hand is to hold the three deuces, discard the other two (including the King) and go for the four deuces mini jackpot. It usually takes new players a while to realize that it’s OK to break up this 4 of a kind because three wild cards plus any other card is also a four of a kind. These type of conundrums and decisions of what winning hands to break up win make up the majority of Deuces Wild strategy. If, on the other hand, you’re dealt a pat royal flush with three deuces: