There is no need to remember all the fancy names, just make sure you take great care and look at the entire pay table when looking for a Deuces Wild game to play.Īs is true with the standard Jacks or Better game, basic Deuces Wild games tend to have a high return and low variance.

Colorado Deuces (initially they were found almost exclusively in Colorado casinos).

Illinois Deuces (initially they were found almost exclusively in Illinois casinos).

Not So Ugly Deuces – also called Not So Ugly Ducks (NSUD).

Full-Pay Deuces Wild (FPDW) – maybe not so catchy, but definitely worth seeking out to play.

Perhaps that is why many Deuces Wild games have acquired colloquial and catchy names for their particular pay table.

This fact creates many variations of the game. Almost any line of the pay table is fair game for changes. When changes are made to Jacks or Better-based pay tables, the changes normally are to the full house and flush hands – and sometimes four of a kind hands. The next section, “Pay Tables,” explores this in detail. Because of this, there are some major differences from the normal Jacks or Better pay tables. In fact, in a major departure from Jacks or Better-based games, the strategy does not distinguish between high and low cards.įour wild cards produce many more high-paying hands. There are no “high pairs” or “low pairs.” A lone high card has no advantage and should not be held. However, this is not true in Deuces Wild. The same is true even in some “wild card” video poker games such as Joker Poker. In Jacks or Better-based games, high cards are more valuable than low cards. For example, if a dealt hand consists of a jack, 10, ace, and queen of spades – plus the 2 of diamonds, the 2 of diamonds becomes the king of spades.

Any of the four deuces (2s) in the deck can become any card in the deck – not just a card of the same suit, but any card of any rank or suit. Jacks or Better- based gamesĪs mentioned above, Deuces Wild games have four wild cards. Description of Deuces Wild video poker vs.

Reasons to Avoid Playing Deuces Wild Video Pokerġ.

Reasons to Play Deuces Wild Video Poker.

Description of Deuces Wild Video Poker vs.

High card flush advantage play