Deuces & Joker Video Poker (original) (raw)

Introduction

Deuces & Joker is a combination of the games Deuces Wild and Joker Wild. The game is played with a 52-card + joker deck. Deuces (2's) and the joker are both wild.

Strategy

Strategy for Deuces & Joker is listed below. Find the table corresponding to the number of wild cards in your initial hand, select the lowest numbered choice that you can form, then discard the remaining cards.

| Deuces & Joker: No Wilds Drawn 1 Royal Flush 2 4 to a Royal Flush 3 Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind, Full House 4 Flush, Straight 5 3 of a Kind 6 4 to a Straight Flush 7 3 to a Royal Flush 8 4 to a Flush 9 Two Pair 10 4 to Straight, No Gap 11 3 to Straight Flush, No Gap 12 One Pair 13 3 to Straight Flush, Other 14 Suited TJ 15 4 to Straight, Other 16 Suited TQ, JQ 17 Redraw Deuces & Joker: Two Wilds Drawn 1 Wild Royal Flush, 5 of a Kind, Straight Flush 2 4 of a Kind 3 4 to a Royal Flush 4 Flush 5 4 to Straight Flush 6 Redraw (keeping wilds) | | Deuces & Joker: One Wild Drawn 1 4 to a Natural Royal Flush (discard wild) 2 5 of a Kind, Straight Flush 3 4 of a Kind, Full House 4 Flush 5 4 to a Wild Royal Flush 6 Straight 7 4 to Straight Flush, No Gap or 1 Gap 8 3 of a Kind 9 4 to Straight Flush, Other 10 3 to Wild Royal Flush, No Ace 11 3 to Straight Flush, No Gap 12 4 to Straight, No Gap 13 4 to Flush 14 3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap 15 3 to Wild Royal Flush, With Ace 16 Redraw (keeping wild) Deuces & Joker: Three Wilds Drawn 1 Wild Royal Flush, 5 of a Kind 2 Redraw (keeping wilds) Deuces & Joker: Four Wilds Drawn 1 Keep wilds and discard remaining card | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Deuces & Joker Paytables

Microgaming, Rival, and Odds On use the standard paytable. Grand Virtual uses a modified paytable with a slightly higher payout and a much lower variance. See the payout calculator for estimating payout with other paytables.

Hand	Grand Virtual	Microgaming, Rival, Odds On	Parlay
5 Wilds	1000	2000	2000
Royal Flush	800	800	800
4 Deuces	30	25	25
Wild Royal Flush	15	12	10
5 of a Kind	9	9	8
Straight Flush	6	6	4
4 of a Kind	3	3	3
Full House	3	3	3
Flush	3	3	3
Straight	2	2	2
3 of a Kind	1	1	1
Nothing	0	0	0
Payout	99.26%	99.07%	96.59%