One of the fundamental tenets of Deuces Wild strategy is that you never discard a 2. Then based on how many deuces you have in your hand, you have a list of potential hands to choose from. Start at the top and work your way down. Another way of thinking about video poker strategy is to think about potentially conflicting hands. The Deuces Wild video poker game at All Slots Casino has a 96.77% return with five coins in. You can play in denominations from $.05 to $5.00 and the machine gives you hints on what to hold for obvious hands, but you'll still need your strategy cards or your rules memorized to get the biggest payback. Deuces Wild requires different strategy than most video poker games because of the wild card. To maintain the best possible payout percentage while playing Deuces Wild you need to be using perfect Deuces Wild strategy. That is a topic of it's own, so we're just going to provide a few important tips here, and if you want to learn more you can.

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This page provides what I believe to be the absolutely best strategy for playing full pay Deuces Wild video poker. I'm going to cover 'expert strategy,' which means that the strategy below is the best strategy you can possibly use, and will provide the maximum 100.76% return for Deuces Wild. Keep in mind that the 100.76% return is only for Deuces Wild games with full pay tables (9/5).

Here is an example of the full pay Deuces Wild pay table which was used for this strategy:

Make sure to note that the above table is assuming that you're betting five coins per hand. If you bet less than five coins per hand the Natural Royal Flush payout will diminish.

Expert Deuces Wild Strategy

Here is how you should use this page:

1. Determine how many Deuces are in your hand.
2. Find the appropriate section depending on how many Deuces are in your hand.
3. Find the highest match for your hand on the list. For example, if you have AAJ109 with four spades, and 'One Pair' is higher on the list than 'Four to a Flush' you should keep the one pair and forget about the flush.

Strategy for Hands with No Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with no deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Strategy for Hands with One Deuce

Here are the ranks for hands with one deuce. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Strategy for Hands with Two Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with two deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Strategy for Hands with Three Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with three deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Strategy for Hands with Four Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with four deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

*Penalty cards are any cards which you plan to discard that hurt your chances of completing a draw. For example, if you have 7c-9c-Jc-8s-5h and plan to keep the 7c-9c-Jc, the 8s that you're discarding actually hurts you because there is one less card in the deck that completes your straight. However, it still makes sense to discard the 8s because you have better expected return going for the straight flush than to draw to the inside straight.

Alternate Deuces Wild Pay Tables

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One thing to keep in mind is that this strategy was created for use in full pay Deuces Wild games. Since most video poker casinos offer less than full pay games, you may have to modify this strategy to the specific machine you're playing. If you notice that the four of a kind payout is only 4x instead of 5x, you should devalue a pat four of a kind as well as three of a kind draws to four of a kind. Learn about other Deuces Wild return tables.

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Now that you know the proper Deuces Wild strategy, you can take it to the machines and test your skills. We recommend playing at English Harbour casino because they have the best pay tables online. Although the games aren't full pay, they're as close as you're going to get online.