"Deuces Wild" is a variation of video poker in which all twos are wild. (Wild cards substitute for any other card in the deck in order to make a better poker hand). In Deuces Wild, the payout for a four of a kind makes up approximately 1/3 of the payback percentage of the game, and a four of a kind occurs on average approximately every fifteen hands. Deuces Wild can be found with pay schedules that offer a theoretical return as high as 100.762%, when played with perfect strategy. It is also available with other pay schedules that have lesser theoretical returns:
Hand |
1 credit |
2 credits |
3 credits |
4 credits |
5 credits |
Natural Royal Flush |
300 |
600 |
900 |
1200 |
4000 |
Four Deuces |
200 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
1000 |
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 |
Theoretical Return |
99.679% |
99.679% |
99.679% |
99.679% |
100.762%* |
*Notice the gap between the payoff for a Natural Royal Flush played with 4 credits vs. one with 5 credits. The payoff schedule for most video poker machines has a gap like this, such that players who do not play with the maximum number of credits at a time are playing with a negative theoretical return.
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