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Playing Deuces and Joker Video Poker
Deuces and Joker Poker is played with a 53 card deck, instead of the normal 52 cards. The extra card is a Joker and is a wild card.
The Deuces in the deck are wild and stand in for cards of any denomination and suit to complete a winning hand. The Deuces are cards with a face value of two.
The maximum payout in Deuces and Joker video poker is 10,000 coins.
The Deuces in the deck are wild and stand in for cards of any denomination and suit to complete a winning hand. The Deuces are cards with a face value of two.
The Deuces and Joker stand in for cards of any denomination and suit to complete a winning hand.
Whenever you are dealt a Deuce or the Joker, it is automatically assigned a denomination and suit. This gives you the highest possible payout for the cards you are holding.
Winning hands in Deuces and Joker video poker
Four Deuces and a Joker
This is a combination of all four Deuces and the Joker. The Deuces are wild cards and substitute for any other card to complete winning combinations.
Note:
You can only win this payout if you bet 5 coins.
Natural Royal Flush
This is a combination of the following cards of the same suit: A, K, Q, J and 10.
Note:
This combination must be a natural hand and cannot be completed with the Joker.
Four Deuces
This is a combination of all four Deuce cards.
Note:
This combination cannot be completed with the Joker.
The following combinations can be completed with one or more Deuces, or the Joker:
Wild Royal Flush
This is a combination where one or more Deuces, or the Joker complete a Royal Flush.
A Royal Flush is a combination of the following cards of the same suit: A, K, Q, J and 10.
Five of a Kind
This is a combination of four cards of the same denomination and either a Deuce or the Joker.
Straight Flush
This is a combination of five cards of the same suit in sequence.
Four of a Kind
This is a combination of four cards of the same denomination.
Full House
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination, and two cards of another denomination.
Flush
This is a combination of five cards of the same suit.
Straight
This is a combination of five cards of any suit in sequence.
Three of a Kind
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination, and any two other cards.
Strategy for playing Deuces and Joker video poker
Without making things to complicated, we have put together some suggestions for playing a solid game of Deuces and Joker poker.
Hold any 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
Else, if you've got four 2's: keep 'em!.
Else, if you've got three 2's:
-hold any made 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush
-otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got two 2's:
-hold any made Straight, Five Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
-hold any 4 of a Kind.
-hold any 4 of a Royal Flush.
-otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got a single 2, keep any made hand EXCEPT:
-hold four card Royal Flushes over made Straights, Flushes and Straight Flushes.
-keep four card Straight Flushes of all types.
-hold three card Royal Flushes .
-pairs: with two pair, keep one, but not both.
-hold four card Flushes.
-hold four card Straights.
-hold three card Straight Flushes, including gaps.
-hold four card inside Straights.
-hang on to two card Q or J high Straight Flushes .
-discard two card Royal Flushes.
-if you've come this low in the list, discard everything and try again.
General strategy:
Keep a Joker if you get it. You'll only see it once in ten hands, on average.
Don't keep an inside Straight.
Straight Flushes are a good payer and they occur considerably more frequently than in a game like Jacks or Better.
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