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This page describes the ranking of poker hands. This applies not only in the game of poker itself, but also in certain other card games such as Chinese Poker, Chicago, Poker Menteur and Pai Gow Poker.
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- Hand probabilities and multiple decks - probability tables
Standard Poker Hand Ranking
There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. In standard poker - that is to say in the formal casino and tournament game played internationally and the home game as normally played in North America - there is no ranking between the suits for the purpose of comparing hands - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal. (Note however that suit ranking is sometimes used for other purposes such as allocating seats, deciding who bets first, and allocating the odd chip when splitting a pot that can't be equally divided. See ranking of suits for details.)
A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category (so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below. Book of immortals.
In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always based on five cards only, and if these cards are equal the hands are equal, irrespective of the ranks of any unused cards.
Some readers may wonder why one would ever need to compare (say) two threes of a kind of equal rank. This obviously cannot arise in basic draw poker, but such comparisons are needed in poker games using shared (community) cards, such as Texas Hold'em, in poker games with wild cards, and in other card games using poker combinations.
1. Straight Flush
If there are no wild cards, this is the highest type of poker hand: five cards of the same suit in sequence - such as J-10-9-8-7. Between two straight flushes, the one containing the higher top card is higher. An ace can be counted as low, so 5-4-3-2-A is a straight flush, but its top card is the five, not the ace, so it is the lowest type of straight flush. The highest type of straight flush, A-K-Q-J-10 of a suit, is known as a Royal Flush. The cards in a straight flush cannot 'turn the corner': 4-3-2-A-K is not valid.
2. Four of a kind
Four cards of the same rank - such as four queens. The fifth card, known as the kicker, can be anything. This combination is sometimes known as 'quads', and in some parts of Europe it is called a 'poker', though this term for it is unknown in English. Between two fours of a kind, the one with the higher set of four cards is higher - so 3-3-3-3-A is beaten by 4-4-4-4-2. If two or more players have four of a kind of the same rank, the rank of the kicker decides. For example in Texas Hold'em with J-J-J-J-9 on the table (available to all players), a player holding K-7 beats a player holding Q-10 since the king beats the queen. If one player holds 8-2 and another holds 6-5 they split the pot, since the 9 kicker makes the best hand for both of them. If one player holds A-2 and another holds A-K they also split the pot because both have an ace kicker.
3. Full House
This combination, sometimes known as a boat, consists of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank - for example three sevens and two tens (colloquially known as 'sevens full of tens' or 'sevens on tens'). When comparing full houses, the rank of the three cards determines which is higher. For example 9-9-9-4-4 beats 8-8-8-A-A. If the threes of a kind are equal, the rank of the pairs decides.
4. Flush
Five cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the highest card determines which is higher. If the highest cards are equal then the second highest card is compared; if those are equal too, then the third highest card, and so on. For example K-J-9-3-2 beats K-J-7-6-5 because the nine beats the seven.If all five cards are equal, the flushes are equal.
5. Straight
Five cards of mixed suits in sequence - for example Q-J-10-9-8. When comparing two sequences, the one with the higher ranking top card is better. Ace can count high or low in a straight, but not both at once, so A-K-Q-J-10 and 5-4-3-2-A are valid straights, but 2-A-K-Q-J is not. 5-4-3-2-A, known as a wheel, is the lowest kind of straight, the top card being the five.
6. Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank plus two unequal cards. This combination is also known as Triplets or Trips. When comparing two threes of a kind the rank of the three equal cards determines which is higher. If the sets of three are of equal rank, then the higher of the two remaining cards in each hand are compared, and if those are equal, the lower odd card is compared.So for example 5-5-5-3-2 beats 4-4-4-K-5, which beats 4-4-4-Q-9, which beats 4-4-4-Q-8.
7. Two Pairs
A pair consists of two cards of equal rank. In a hand with two pairs, the two pairs are of different ranks (otherwise you would have four of a kind), and there is an odd card to make the hand up to five cards. When comparing hands with two pairs, the hand with the highest pair wins, irrespective of the rank of the other cards - so J-J-2-2-4 beats 10-10-9-9-8 because the jacks beat the tens. If the higher pairs are equal, the lower pairs are compared, so that for example 8-8-6-6-3 beats 8-8-5-5-K. Finally, if both pairs are the same, the odd cards are compared, so Q-Q-5-5-8 beats Q-Q-5-5-4.
8. Pair
A hand with two cards of equal rank and three cards which are different from these and from each other. When comparing two such hands, the hand with the higher pair is better - so for example 6-6-4-3-2 beats 5-5-A-K-Q. If the pairs are equal, compare the highest ranking odd cards from each hand; if these are equal compare the second highest odd card, and if these are equal too compare the lowest odd cards. So J-J-A-9-3 beats J-J-A-8-7 because the 9 beats the 8.
9. Nothing
Five cards which do not form any of the combinations listed above. This combination is often called High Card and sometimes No Pair. The cards must all be of different ranks, not consecutive, and contain at least two different suits. When comparing two such hands, the one with the better highest card wins. If the highest cards are equal the second cards are compared; if they are equal too the third cards are compared, and so on. So A-J-9-5-3 beats A-10-9-6-4 because the jack beats the ten.
Hand Ranking in Low Poker
There are several poker variations in which the lowest hand wins: these are sometimes known as Lowball. There are also 'high-low' variants in which the pot is split between the highest and the lowest hand. A low hand with no combination is normally described by naming its highest card - for example 8-6-5-4-2 would be described as '8-down' or '8-low'.
It first sight it might be assumed that in low poker the hands rank in the reverse order to their ranking in normal (high) poker, but this is not quite the case. There are several different ways to rank low hands, depending on how aces are treated and whether straights and flushes are counted.
Ace to Five
This seems to be the most popular system. Straights and flushes do not count, and Aces are always low. The best hand is therefore 5-4-3-2-A, even if the cards are all in one suit. Then comes 6-4-3-2-A, 6-5-3-2-A, 6-5-4-2-A, 6-5-4-3-A, 6-5-4-3-2, 7-4-3-2-A and so on. Note that when comparing hands, the highest card is compared first, just as in standard poker. So for example 6-5-4-3-2 is better than 7-4-3-2-A because the 6 is lower than the 7. The best hand containing a pair is A-A-4-3-2. This version is sometimes called 'California Lowball'.
When this form of low poker is played as part of a high-low split variant, there is sometimes a condition that a hand must be 'eight or better' to qualify to win the low part of the pot. In this case a hand must consist of five unequal cards, all 8 or lower, to qualify for low. The worst such hand is 8-7-6-5-4.
Deuce to Seven
The hands rank in almost the same order as in standard poker, with straights and flushes counting and the lowest hand wins. The difference from normal poker is that Aces are always high , so that A-2-3-4-5 is not a straight, but ranks between K-Q-J-10-8 and A-6-4-3-2. The best hand in this form is 7-5-4-3-2 in mixed suits, hence the name 'deuce to seven'. The next best is 7-6-4-3-2, then 7-6-5-3-2, 7-6-5-4-2, 8-5-4-3-2, 8-6-4-3-2, 8-6-5-3-2, 8-6-5-4-2, 8-6-5-4-3, 8-7-4-3-2, etc. The highest card is always compared first, so for example 8-6-5-4-3 is better than 8-7-4-3-2 even though the latter contains a 2, because the 6 is lower than the 7. The best hand containing a pair is 2-2-5-4-3, but this would be beaten by A-K-Q-J-9 - the worst 'high card' hand. This version is sometimes called 'Kansas City Lowball'.
Ace to Six
Many home poker players play that straights and flushes count, but that aces can be counted as low. In this version 5-4-3-2-A is a bad hand because it is a straight, so the best low hand is 6-4-3-2-A. There are a couple of issues around the treatment of aces in this variant.
- First, what about A-K-Q-J-10? Since aces are low, this should not count as a straight. It is a king-down, and is lower and therefore better than K-Q-J-10-2.
- Second, a pair of aces is the lowest and therefore the best pair, beating a pair of twos.
It is likely that some players would disagree with both the above rulings, preferring to count A-K-Q-J-10 as a straight and in some cases considering A-A to be the highest pair rather than the lowest. It would be wise to check that you agree on these details before playing ace-to-six low poker with unfamiliar opponents.
Selecting from more than five cards
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Note that in games where more than five cards are available, the player is free to select whichever cards make the lowest hand. For example a player in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better whose cards are 10-8-6-6-3-2-A can omit the 10 and one of the 6's to create a qualifying hand for low.
Poker Hand Ranking with Wild Cards
A wild card card that can be used to substitute for a card that the holder needs to make up a hand. In some variants one or more jokers are added to the pack to act as wild cards. In others, one or more cards of the 52-card pack may be designated as wild - for example all the twos ('deuces wild') or the jacks of hearts and spades ('one-eyed jacks wild', since these are the only two jacks shown in profile in Anglo-American decks).
The most usual rule is that a wild card can be used either
- to represent any card not already present in the hand, or
- to make the special combination of 'five of a kind'.
This approach is not entirely consistent, since five of a kind - five cards of equal rank - must necessarily include one duplicate card, since there are only four suits. The only practical effect of the rule against duplicates is to prevent the formation of a 'double ace flush'. So for example in the hand A-9-8-5-joker, the joker counts as a K, not a second ace, and this hand is therefore beaten by A-K-10-4-3, the 10 beating the 9.
Five of a Kind
When playing with wild cards, five of a kind becomes the highest type of hand, beating a royal flush. Between fives of a kind, the higher beats the lower, five aces being highest of all.
The Bug
Some games, especially five card draw, are often played with a bug. This is a joker added to the pack which acts as a limited wild card. It can either be used as an ace, or to complete a straight or a flush. Thus the highest hand is five aces (A-A-A-A-joker), but other fives of a kind are impossible - for example 6-6-6-6-joker would count as four sixes with an ace kicker and a straight flush would beat this hand. Also a hand like 8-8-5-5-joker counts as two pairs with the joker representing an ace, not as a full house.
Wild Cards in Low Poker
In Low Poker, a wild card can be used to represent a card of a rank not already present in the player's hand. It is then sometimes known as a 'fitter'. For example 6-5-4-2-joker would count as a pair of sixes in normal poker with the joker wild, but in ace-to-five low poker the joker could be used as an ace, and in deuce-to-seven low poker it could be used as a seven to complete a low hand.
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Lowest Card Wild
Some home poker variants are played with the player's lowest card (or lowest concealed card) wild. In this case the rule applies to the lowest ranked card held at the time of the showdown, using the normal order ace (high) to two (low). Aces cannot be counted as low to make them wild.
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Double Ace Flush
Some people play with the house rule that a wild card can represent any card, including a duplicate of a card already held. It then becomes possible to have a flush containing two or more aces. Flushes with more than one ace are not allowed unless specifically agreed as a house rule.
Natural versus Wild
Some play with the house rule that a natural hand beats an equal hand in which one or more of the cards are represented by wild cards. This can be extended to specify that a hand with more wild cards beats an otherwise equal hand with fewer wild cards. This must be agreed in advance: in the absence of any agreement, wild cards are as good as the natural cards they represent.
Incomplete Hands
In some poker variants, such as No Peek, it is necessary to compare hands that have fewer than five cards. With fewer than five cards, you cannot have a straight, flush or full house. You can make a four of a kind or two pairs with only four cards, triplets with three cards, a pair with two cards and a 'high card' hand with just one card.
The process of comparing first the combination and then the kickers in descending order is the same as when comparing five-card hands. In hands with unequal numbers of cards any kicker that is present in the hand beats a missing kicker. So for example 8-8-K beats 8-8-6-2 because the king beats the 6, but 8-8-6-2 beats 8-8-6 because a 2 is better than a missing fourth card. Similarly a 10 by itself beats 9-5, which beats 9-3-2, which beats 9-3, which beats a 9 by itself.
Ranking of suits
In standard poker there is no ranking of suits for the purpose of comparing hands. If two hands are identical apart from the suits of the cards then they count as equal. In standard poker, if there are two highest equal hands in a showdown, the pot is split between them. Standard poker rules do, however, specify a hierarchy of suits: spades (highest), hearts, diamonds, clubs (lowest) (as in Contract Bridge), which is used to break ties for special purposes such as:
- drawing cards to allocate players to seats or tables;
- deciding who bets first in stud poker according to the highest or lowest upcard;
- allocating a chip that is left over when a pot cannot be shared exactly between two or more players.
I have, however, heard from several home poker players who play by house rules that use this same ranking of suits to break ties between otherwise equal hands. For some reason, players most often think of this as a way to break ties between royal flushes, which would be most relevant in a game with many wild cards, where such hands might become commonplace. However, if you want to introduce a suit ranking it is important also to agree how it will apply to other, lower types of hand. If one player A has 8-8-J-9-3 and player B has 8-8-J-9-3, who will win? Does player A win by having the highest card within the pair of eights, or does player B win because her highest single card, the jack, is in a higher suit? What about K-Q-7-6-2 against K-Q-7-6-2 ? So far as I know there is no universally accepted answer to these questions: this is non-standard poker, and your house rules are whatever you agree that they are. Three different rules that I have come across, when hands are equal apart from suit are:
- Compare the suit of the highest card in the hand.
- Compare the suit of the highest paired card - for example if two people have J-J-7-7-K the highest jack wins.
- Compare the suit of the highest unpaired card - for example if two people have K-K-7-5-4 compare the 7's.
Although the order spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs may seem natural to Bridge players and English speakers, other suit orders are common, especially in some European countries. Up to now, I have come across:
- spades (high), hearts, clubs, diamonds (low)
- spades (high), diamonds, clubs, hearts (low)
- hearts (high), spades, diamonds, clubs (low) (in Greece and in Turkey)
- hearts (high), diamonds, spades, clubs (low) (in Austria and in Sweden)
- hearts (high), diamonds, clubs, spades (low) (in Italy)
- diamonds (high), spades, hearts, clubs (low) (in Brazil)
- diamonds (high), hearts, spades, clubs (low) (in Brazil)
- clubs (high), spades, hearts, diamonds (low) (in Germany)
As with all house rules, it would be wise to make sure you have a common understanding before starting to play, especially when the group contains people with whom you have not played before.
Stripped Decks
In some places, especially in continental Europe, poker is sometimes played with a deck of less than 52 cards, the low cards being omitted. Italian Poker is an example. As the pack is reduced, a Flush becomes more difficult to make, and for this reason a Flush is sometimes ranked above a Full House in such games. In a stripped deck game, the ace is considered to be adjacent to the lowest card present in the deck, so for example when using a 36-card deck with 6's low, A-6-7-8-9 is a low straight.
Playing poker with fewer than 52 cards is not a new idea. In the first half of the 19th century, the earliest form of poker was played with just 20 cards - the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of each suit - with five cards dealt to each of four players. The only hand types recognised were, in descending order, four of a kind, full house, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair, no pair.
No Unbeatable Hand
In standard poker a Royal Flush (A-K-Q-J-10 of one suit) cannot be beaten. Even if you introduce suit ranking, the Royal Flush in the highest suit is unbeatable. In some regions, it is considered unsatisfactory to have any hand that is guaranteed to be unbeaten - there should always be a risk. There are several solutions to this.
In Italy this is achieved by the rule 'La minima batte la massima, la massima batte la media e la media batte la minima' ('the minimum beats the maximum, the maximum beats the medium and the medium beats the minimum'). A minimum straight flush is the lowest that can be made with the deck in use. Normally they play with a stripped deck so for example with 40 cards the minimum straight flush would be A-5-6-7-8 of a suit. A maximum straight flush is 10-J-Q-K-A of a suit. All other straight flushes are medium. If two players have medium straight flushes then the one with higher ranked cards wins as usual. Also as usual a maximum straight flush beats a medium one, and a medium straight flush beats a minimum one. But if a minimum straight flush comes up against a maximum straight flush, the minimum beats the maximum. In the very rare case where three players hold a straight flush, one minimum, one medium and one maximum, the pot is split between them. See for example Italian Poker.
In Greece, where hearts is the highest suit, A-K-Q-J-10 is called an Imperial Flush, and it is beaten only by four of a kind of the lowest rank in the deck - for example 6-6-6-6 if playing with 36 cards. Again, in very rare cases there could also be a hand in the showdown that beats the four of a kind but is lower than the Imperial Flush, in which case the pot would be split.
Hand probabilities and multiple decks
The ranking order of poker hands corresponds to their probability of occurring in straight poker, where five cards are dealt from a 52-card deck, with no wild cards and no opportunity to use extra cards to improve a hand. The rarer a hand the higher it ranks.
This is neither an essential nor an original feature of poker, and it ceases to be true when wild cards are introduced. In fact, with a large number of wild cards, it is almost inevitable that the higher hand types will be the commoner, not rarer, since wild cards will be used to help make the most valuable type of hand from the available cards.
Mark Brader has provided probability tables showing the frequency of each poker hand type when five cards are dealt from a 52-card deck, and also showing how these probabilities would change if multiple decks were used.
Deuce on the Deal video poker gives players the chance to experience more wild card excitement than they ever dreamed. Imagine playing a video poker game where you’re guaranteed to get a wild card on every single deal. All you have to do to make that happen is to make an extra bet and this game will give that to you.
Video poker makes for one of the best games you can find in casinos or online gambling websites. You can learn how to play in moments, play at whatever pace you want, and use some strategy to increase your chances of winning. And the payback for video poker games ranks with the very best casino games you can play.
Many people know video poker in the basic Jacks or Better format, since that is the most popular and easily-located format around. But players looking for a little bit more excitement often gravitate toward games with wild cards. Deuces Wild and Joker Poker represent the two most popular wild card games found in the video poker universe.
Wild cards bring increased opportunities to make rare hands. When a card is designated as wild, you can essentially turn it into whatever card in the deck improves your hand the most. Most video poker games with wild cards, however, don’t guarantee your chance of getting a wild card on the deal or the draw.
This means you can have several hands or more without seeing a wild card showing up in your hand. The pay tables for video poker games with wild cards discount hands based on the fact that wild cards are involved, since winning hands are easier to achieve. Without wild cards showing up with some regularity, you could find your bankroll dwindling quickly.
Deuce on the Deal video poker provides a remedy for that. You can play the game with a normal wager and it will progress in the same manner as any other Deuces Wild game. But if you double your wager, meaning a 10-coin bet on every hand, you can guarantee that at least one of the twos, which is the wild card in Deuces Wild games, will show up on the deal.
You have a better than average chance of getting some sort of payback on the hands you play. It also puts you in a much better position to make rare hands like a royal flush, a straight flush, or even five of a kind. Deuce on the Deal video poker makes for a thrilling ride because of this feature.
Of course, the fact that you’re wagering 10 coins per hand means you’ll need significant winnings on the regular to keep yourself in the black. In actuality, the payback percentage for Deuce on the Deal video poker ranks somewhat low on the video poker scale. As a result, you’ll have to decide if it’s worth it to make that extra bet and give yourself the chance for that wild card every time.
In the following article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about Deuce on the Deal video poker. We’ll go through the basics of playing video poker, then we’ll talk about what it means to play with a wild card. After that, we’ll look at pay tables, payback percentages, and strategy for this interesting twist on basic video poker action.
Why People Love Video Poker
Video poker ranks very high on the list of casino games that are beneficial to gamblers. In fact, many people only play video poker when they enter a casino. No other game can match the combination of lucrative benefits and easy play that video poker regularly provides.
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In addition, video poker also makes for a great game to play online. When you play video poker on a small screen, you don’t really lose anything in terms of gameplay from what you can get in the casino. Many video poker and online gambling websites contain all the best games you can play without ever leaving your home.
So, what makes video poker so popular? In short, it takes all the things people love about slot machines and table games and combines them into one package. And it leaves out the annoying stuff about those other games.
For example, video poker resembles slot machines in that you can play it on your own. It doesn’t require any casino patron to help you out. And you don’t have to worry about protocol or angering another player with your strategic decisions, something that might happen if you were playing a table game.
But slot machines don’t allow you to have any control of the game. They don’t give you any indication of how often you might achieve certain winning spins. And they don’t give you any clue about whether or not the machine you choose is competitive in terms of payback.
Video poker rectifies all of those problems. First of all, you can have an impact over whether you win or lose. That chance comes when you decide which cards you are going to hold and which you are going to discard.
In addition, video poker is generally played with a simulated deck of 52 cards, just as if you were playing some sort of poker at home. Probabilities will tell you your chances of forming certain winning combinations. You don’t have to guess your chances of winning.
All of that leads to the fact that you can tell, from the winning hands listed on the pay table and the pay that they generate, how much money you will receive back on average. This allows you to choose the games that are most beneficial to you and avoid those that are a bit stingy.
All of those qualities make video poker resemble table games like blackjack or roulette. And you don’t need to know too much about poker to learn how to lay. It just takes a few hands to be up and running.
Finally, when it comes to payback, the top video poker variations stand in the same class as those aforementioned table games. And that payback easily rises above the average payback for slot machines. That’s the case for online versions of the game as well.
Little caesars review. We’ve told you why video poker should be high on your list of casino entertainment. Now, it’s time to talk about how to play. Let’s take a look at the basic process of video poker while also looking at the wild card elements of Deuce on the Deal video poker.
Video Poker Gameplay
Step 1: Bankroll Management
Your bankroll comes from the money you put into the game at the beginning of play. If you’re playing online, it will come from the account you create at a website. You should create a bankroll that is sturdy enough to allow you to play for as long as you desire.
Keep in mind that video poker can be played at a relatively fast pace. That means you’ll want to account for the fact that you might be able to play several hands per minute. You should also remember that Deuce on the Deal video poker can be played with an extra bet on each hand, which could also play into the size of your bankroll.
If you’ve never played video poker before, you might be wondering why you don’t see any mention of the cash you’ve entered on the screen. Your bankroll will be registered on the machine in credits or coins. Each credit or coin will be equal to the amount of the denomination for the machine (or online game) you’ve chosen.
Denominations run the gamut from small amounts like a penny or nickel to larger amounts like a dollar. To determine how many credits you’ll have, divide the amount of money you put in by the denomination. For example, $10 in a 25-cent machine will give you 40 credits to play (10 divided by .25).
Step 2: Betting Decision
There are two levels of wagers for machines like Deuce on the Deal video poker. On the one hand, it can be played like any other video poker game with you betting between one and five credits per hand. You can change the amounts for each hand or you can stay with the same bet for every hand.
When playing Deuce on the Deal video poker, you can also make a 10-coin wager, which is double the normal maximum bet. Making a 10-coin bet will activate the game’s extra feature. In other words, it’s the only way you can ensure the Deuce on the Deal that the name of the game promises.
You have to realize that part of video poker strategy is the bet. If you’re constantly toggling between betting amounts, you are selling yourself short. Your best strategy is to play the maximum wager of either five or 10 coins every time for Deuce on the Deal video poker.
Why? Playing one through four coins will keep your payback for a royal flush hand, which is the hardest to achieve and is richest hand in the game at just 250 to 1.
That might sound like a lot, but it’s nothing compared to what you’ll get with a max bet. Your payback for a royal flush with a maximum wager is 800 to 1.
As for betting five coins and playing the game normally, or doubling the bet and going for the extra feature, that’s a tougher call. On the one hand, 10 coins per hand represents a pretty heavy investment. That might be more than you want to commit.
But the game’s payback percentage, which we’ll talk about a little bit later, is at its highest when you do make the 10-coin wager. As a result, any bet smaller than that will actually reduce your winning percentage. Our advice when playing Deuce on the Deal video poker is to find a denomination that allows you to wager the full 10 coins per hand.
Step 3: Playing Hands of Video Poker
You have your bankroll in place and you’ve made your bet. Now, it’s time to actually settle in and play some Deuce on the Deal video poker. The first thing you need to understand is the concept of the wild card.
A wild card is one that is designated before the game starts and can represent any other card in the deck. Which card you’ll change it to will depend on what you’ve received on the deal. And it will ultimately be determined by the other cards around it in your final hand.
When you receive your deal on a hand of Deuce on the Deal video poker, you’ll assess it for what you can do going forward. Are there any winning combinations in it? If not, are there any combinations which can easily be turned into a winning combination?
What are the winning combinations? Remember this is a wild card game, which means the threshold for a winning hand will be higher than if you were playing regular Jacks or Better video poker. In Deuce on the Deal video poker, the winning hands you can make are as follows:
- Three of a kind
- Straight (five cards in a row in rank, like 3-4-5-6-7)
- Flush (five cards of same suit)
- Full house (three of a kind and two pair in the same hand)
- Four of a kind
- Straight flush (straight with five cards of same suit)
- Five of a kind
- Wild royal flush (royal flush achieved with the help of a wild card)
- Four wild cards
- Royal flush (ten, jack, queen, king, and ace of the same suit)
These hands are listed from the easiest to achieve and lowest-paying on the top, to the hardest-to-achieve and highest-paying on the bottom. You might have a winning hand right off the bat when you receive your Deuce on the Deal video poker five-card deal. Your chances of that happening increase if you go for the extra bet and ensure a wild card.
Even if not, you can improve your hand with a draw. In the draw, you get to replace certain cards in your hand with others from the same deck from which you were dealt. If that sounds familiar, it’s pretty much the same process as the table card game known as Five-Card Draw.
When playing Five-Card Draw, you shuffle a deck of 52 cards and deal five cards out to everyone at the table. In Deuce on the Deal video poker, you are the only one receiving a deal. And all you have to do is make a winning hand rather than beat everyone else at the table.
A video poker machine contains a simulated 52-card deck within its software. Those cards are always being shuffled waiting for the next to deal. But there is a slight twist with Deuce on the Deal video poker.
You know that if you make the 10-coin wager, you are at least guaranteed a two on the deal. The two is the wild card.
Deuce on the Deal video poker achieves this by rapidly creating five-card deals within the machine until one arrives with a two in it. This will be the one you see on the screen.
Let’s take a look at a sample hand you might receive if you are playing Deuce on the Deal video poker and are utilizing the 10-coin wager.
What you’ll be trying to do when analyzing a deal is projecting forward what you might receive on the draw. You’ll be thinking about the probabilities of attaining certain winning hands. And you’ll be judging whether it’s worth going for those hands based on the payout you can expect to receive.
If you were playing normal video poker, the above hand wouldn’t be too exciting. You might decide to keep the pair of fives in hopes you could improve it on the draw to something like three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.
You might also be tempted by the fact that you have three consecutive, suited cards in the four, five, and six of diamonds. That would leave you two cards short of a flush or even a royal flush if you get a great draw.
But remember you are playing Deuce on the Deal video poker and that twos are wild. You can now make your decision based on the fact that the two of clubs can be whatever you want.
On the one hand, you can easily imagine the two being a third five. Three of a kind is a winning hand in Deuce on the Deal video poker. This means that, even if you don’t do any better on the draw, you’ll at least be getting something in return.
Of course, you can possibly improve that three of a kind. You could possibly draw to a full house, four of a kind, or five of a kind. The latter is a hand that is only possible with wild cards in play.
But you can also look at this deal another way. What if you imagined the two of clubs as either the three or seven of diamonds?
Suddenly, you’d have four cards to a straight flush instead of three. And you would have many more ways of achieving that hand than normal because of the presence of the wild card in your hand and the three remaining in the deck.
For example, imagine that you kept the four, five, and six of diamonds along with the wild card. If you were to draw the three of diamonds, you’d make your straight flush because the wild card could then become either the two or seven of diamonds. If you drew the eight of diamonds, you could make it by turning the wild card into the seven of diamonds.
That is why having a wild card on every deal is so crucial. It opens up a world of possibilities that you wouldn’t have if you were playing without it. And that’s why it’s worth it to make that extra wager when playing Deuce on the Deal video poker.
Once you’ve made the decision about what to do on the deal, press the buttons on the machine below the cards you want to hold. Remember that you can hold all the cards in your deal, or none of them.
Let’s imagine that you went for the straight flush and kept everything with the exception of the five of hearts. The draw might play out like this:
This gives an example of how the wild card can be versatile. You had made your hold based on the hope of making a flush or even a straight flush. As it turned out, you drew a six.
That means you can turn your wild card into a third six to get three of a kind. It may not have been your original intent when you made your decision, but it gives you an idea of how you can use the wild cards to your advantage.
Again, if you don’t make the extra bet, you have no way of knowing whether or not you will receive a wild card on the deal or the draw. You are left to the mercy of luck and probabilities.
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But you can make a better profit if you do manage to get a deuce in this manner when playing Deuce on the Deal video poker. Instead of paying 10 coins for winnings based on a five-coin wager, you will only be paying five. Again, this should factor into your decision-making process.
Playing Deuce on the Deal video poker with the extra bet makes the game much more volatile. In other words, you will be more prone to heavy swings between winning and losing. And you will increase your chances of blowing through your bankroll quickly.
The tradeoff for this is the fact that your average payback percentage is highest when you play Deuce on the Deal video poker with the 10-coin bet. You have to decide which way of playing suits you best.
Deuce on the Deal Video Poker Pay Tables
You should check out the pay table the moment you settle in to play video poker. And you should be looking for more than just what you can expect to get paid. The pay table should lead the way in terms of your strategy and can also give you a clue as to whether the game in question pays out well.
In terms of strategy, you should base your holds and discards on how heavily some hands are rewarded at the expense of others. And you can find out the payback of just about any video poker game by entering the figures on the pay table into a video poker calculator. Or you can just look to video poker resources like this page for the information.
Before we delve into the pay table for Deuce on the Deal video poker, let’s provide some context first. Below is the pay table for a common Deuces Wild game that you might find in casinos or on gambling websites.
Deuces Wild Pay Table
Coins/Hand | 1 Coin | 2 Coin | 3 Coin | 4 Coin | 5 Coin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Flush | 250 | 500 | 750 | 1,000 | 4,000 |
Four Deuces | 200 | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1,000 |
Wild Royal Flush | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 |
Five of a Kind | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 |
Straight Flush | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 |
Four of a Kind | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
Full House | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Flush | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Straight | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Three of a Kind | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Now, let’s make a comparison. Here is the most well-known pay table for Deuce on the Deal video poker:
Deuce on the Deal Pay Table
Coins/Hand | 1 Coin | 2 Coin | 3 Coin | 4 Coin | 5 Coin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Flush | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 10,000 |
Four Deuces | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 |
Wild Royal Flush | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 |
Five of a Kind | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
Straight Flush | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 |
Four of a Kind | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
Full House | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Flush | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Straight | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Three of a Kind | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Before you can make a comparison, you need to know how to read the pay table. Simply connect the row showing your winning hand to the column that shows how much you bet.
For Example:Let’s say that you bet five coins and made a straight flush playing the Deuce on the Deal video poker pay table listed above. Connecting the “straight flush” row to the “5 coins” column gives you the number “40.” That means you made 40 coins in this hand, which would be a profit of 30 coins if you made the 10-coin wager as we suggested.
Now, let’s do a little comparison of the two pay tables. You might notice that the Deuce on the Deal video poker pays significantly more for the four deuces hand.
Remember that, if you bet the 10 coins, you’ll at least be getting a two on the deal. Your chances of hitting this hand are greatly increased. In other words, you’ll get an increased chance of hitting a more lucrative hand, which is definitely a feather in the cap for Deuce on the Deal video poker.
But as you go down the pay table, you’ll start to notice that the pay for some other hands are in favor of the regular Deuces Wild game. You’ll be getting more on Deuces Wild for five of a kind, straight flush, and four of a kind.
The only other hand that works in the favor of Deuce on the Deal video poker is the flush, where you get 3 to 1 instead of 2 to 1. This is a commonly-achieved hand in a game with wild cards, so this little boost will help.
But for the most part, the Deuces Wild pay table wins out. And it has to, because of the nature of Deuce on the Deal video poker.
If you were getting a deuce on every hand and getting paid with a common Deuces Wild pay table, you would have a payback percentage of well over 100%. That would put the casinos and online gambling sites in the red in a hurry.
Again, video poker is all about trade-offs. Deuce on the Deal video poker gives you the chance to see a wild card on every single hand. But it takes back some of the pay that you can receive for those hands.
Payback Percentage for Deuce on the Deal Video Poker
The payback percentage for the Deuce on the Deal video poker sits at around 96.3%. That’s well below the Deuces Wild pay table listed above it. And it also comes in below the 99% that we generally recommend for video poker games.
What does payback percentage matter? Well, it won’t matter too much if you’re only playing the game casually for a short time. If that’s the case, luck will have more to do with the outcome than anything else.
Serious video poker players need to be aware of payback percentage. It shows them what they can expect to receive playing the game over a long period of time. Over that period, the probabilities of attaining winning hands and the probabilities for those hands will win the day.
If you were receiving a payback percentage of 99% or over, it means your average losses would sit at 1% or below. You can make up those losses by earning rewards from casinos or top gambling websites that offer them.
Anything below that means, even if you are an expert player, the percentages and probabilities will work against you over time and you will be losing money. If you’re trying to be a serious player who grinds out a profit, machines like Deuce on the Deal video poker might leave you high and dry.
Still, you shouldn’t overlook the game completely, especially if you’re the type who likes earning big payouts in a hurry. Having a wild card in every hand puts you in line for hands you couldn’t normally hope to achieve. If you don’t mind running the risk of a quick flameout, Deuce on the Deal video poker brings you the possibility of huge winnings in a hurry.
Video Poker Strategy
Payback percentages only hold true if you can play video poker with unwavering skill. In fact, to match a payback percentage for a specific game over a long period of time, you have to achieve perfect play. This means you have to make the mathematically correct choice for each hand that you play.
Doing the math about probabilities and payouts on the spot requires incredible mathematical skills. And even if you had those skills, you would probably need a little time to do your computations on the trickier hands. This would slow down your gameplay.
Luckily, there are resources you can use that will do a lot of the work for you. These resources have already done all the math for you. It’s just a matter of your taking the time to learn all the right plays.
The two methods we recommend for learning to play Deuce on the Deal video poker perfectly are:
- Video Poker Training Software: Downloading this software gives you access to a simulated video poker experience on just about any pay table you can imagine. As you play, you’ll be faced with decisions about what to hold and what to discard as you would if you were in a real game. When you make a wrong choice, the software will alert you so you can learn the right one.
- Video Poker Strategy Charts: It’s easy to find strategy charts for Deuces Wild games like Deuce on the Deal video poker. These charts rank the combinations of cards that you might receive on the deal, so you know which cards in your deal must be held, if any. If you can memorize a strategy chart, you’ll be able to produce perfect play.
Conclusion on Deuce on the Deal Video Poker
Deuce on the Deal video poker provides the remedy if you’re a person who gets frustrated when you can’t get the wild cards you need. Make that extra bet, and you know you’ll be getting at least one. Whether that’s enough to keep your bankroll stable is another question entirely.