The Best Deuces Wild Playing Tips

1. Don’t Discard A Deuces

A deuce in video poker is a ‘2’ and it acts as a wild card. If you receive a deuce on your first draw, hang onto it! You won’t believe how many players unwittingly discard a deuce.

2. Deuce Wild Has No “Low” and “High” Cards

Unlike Jacks or Better, in Deuces Wild you need at least three of a kind to win money. There is no distinction between holding a pair of Aces or a pair of Queens.

Plus, Deuces Wild has no low or high pairs. This still confuses many players, so make sure you know the basic strategy before you play. Bankroll management when you play video poker is just as important too.

3. Don’t Hang Onto A Single Non-Deuce Card

When you play Double Bonus Poker or Jacks or Better, you’ll hold a single high card, right? Assuming that’s the only decent card you have in your hand. But, it’s a different story when you play Deuces Wild.

You’ll never hold a single card, to receive a payout, you need at least three of a kind.

4. How You Play A Hand With No Deuces Depends On What The Full House Returns

You should only hold one of the pairs if the full house returns 3 for 1. It’s a different story if the full house returns 4 for 1. Instead of just holding one of the pairs, you hold both pairs.

5. Four-Card Straight Flushes With Two Deuces

If you have a pair and a four-card straight flush with no deuces that pays 2 for 1. What now? Hold the four-card flush if it’s a D-D-6-7 or higher. Keep in mind, it must not contain any gaps either.

Hang onto the four-card straight flush if it has at least D-D-4-5 with no gaps. Alternatively, you can also hold four-card straight flushes if it’s D-D-5-7 or higher with one gap.

6. Four Card Flush and Pair

If your hand contains a four-card flush and a pair with no deuces. The correct way to play the hand is to hold the four-card flush and discard the pair. However, only do that if it pays 3 for 1 for a flush. Hold the pair if the flush pays 2 for 1.