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Deuces Wild Appendix 1

Last Update: Feb 04, 2003

Normally in full pay deuces wild video poker when theplayer has the choice of keeping either (1) a deuce only or(2) three to a royal flush, including a deuce and an ace,and there are no flush or straight penalty cards to theroyal, the best play is to go for the royal flush. Forexample take the following hand:

Normally in situations like this the best play is to keepthe deuce, queen, and ace. However this particular play isone of the exceptions. Following is a complete list of suchexceptions. The exceptions are listed first accordingwhether the two discards are suited and second according tothe high card which is suited with the ace. Pairs ofdiscards meeting the exception are listed.

Unsuited Discards

10: none.
Jack: 3/4.
Queen: 3/4, 3/5, 3/6.
King: 3/4, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/9, 4/5, 4/6.

Suited Discards

10: 3/4.
Jack: 3/4, 3/5.
Queen: 3/4, 3/5, 3/6, 4/5.
King: 3/4, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9, 4/5, 4/6.

There is another exception that cuts the other way. With2/A/J/10/7, where the ace is suited with the jack or 10 andthe other two cards are of different suits to the royal andto each other then it is better to keep the 3 to the wildroyal, despite the penalty card. Knowing this exception willsave you one cent every $392,584.27 you put through themachine.

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