‘Deuces Wild’ is one of the three most common variations of the basic Video Poker rules, and Deuces Wild machines are commonly found amongst the Video Poker games offered by the best online casinos. (For an overview of Video Poker and the core rules of these types of gaming machine don’t hesitate to check out our Beginners’ Guide.)
With Deuces Wild machines all ‘2’ cards in the deck can represent any other value card you like to help you achieve the best ranking hand. These four extra ‘wild’ cards also gives rise to three additional hand rankings, not found in more basic games like Jacks or Better, which sit between the Royal and Straight Flush. Because the use of four ‘wild’ cards increases the chances of making a decent hand you will find that Deuces Wild machines up the minimum requirement for a winning hand to Three Of A Kind.
Below is a typical payout table from an online Deuces Wild machine.
Hand
Payouts
Royal Flush
250 to 1
Four Deuces (i.e. Four Twos)
200 to 1
Wild Royal Flush (Royal Flush achieved with wild cards)
20 to 1
Five Of A Kind
15 to 1
Straight Flush
9 to 1
Four Of A Kind
4 to 1
Full House
4 to 1
Flush
3 to 1
Straight
2 to 1
Three Of A Kind
1 to 1
Also look out for bonus odds offered for stakes of ‘five coins’, i.e. the maximum bet the machine can take for a single deal. These typically increase the standard payout for a Royal Flush or Four Deuces to the level of 800 or sometimes 1000 to 1.
