Deuces Wild Video Poker
Classic Full Pay Deuces Wild
|
| Hand |
Single Coin
Payoff
|
Max Coins
Payoff |
| Natural royal flush |
800 |
4000 |
| 4 deuces |
200 |
1000 |
| Wild royal flush |
25 |
125 |
| 5 of a kind |
15 |
75 |
| Straight flush |
9 |
45 |
| 4 of a kind |
5 |
25 |
| Full house |
3 |
15 |
| Flush |
2 |
10 |
| Straight |
2 |
10 |
| 3 of a kind |
1 |
5 |
| Nothing |
0 |
0 |
| Total expected return
|
100.76% |
100.76% |
The classic full pay deuces wild game payoff
schedule shows an expected return of over 100% when played
according to the optimal strategy. If you see a schedule like
this you'll know it's OK to play.
But, what happens when you come up
against other pay schedules. Well, you can look it up in
your book, plus the schedule into your software or use
your own spreadsheet to calculate it.
For example, the Vegas
Joker Casino has the following deuces wild payoff.
You'll notice that on the surface it looks
even better than the full pay game because you get more
when you hit 5 of a kind or a straight flush. Ah ha, I'm a
genius you'll say. Well, wait a minute, before you run off
and bet all you have, you should verify your gut reaction.
Using actual calculations, you'll find that
it is not full pay, but actually 96.8%. The reason is
because you're almost 9 times more likely to get 4 of a
kind (which pays less) than you are to get 5 of a kind or
a straight flush combined.
Casino US
The above deuces wild video poker games also
has the lower payoff schedule. However, the comp program
offers a .5% comp rate, which is 5 times higher than normal.
Their signup bonuses are also good, ranging from $30 to
$350.
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