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Deuces Wild Appendix 3

Last Update: Nov 13, 2000

Normally in full pay deuces wild video poker when theplayer has the choice of keeping either (1) two to a royalflush, king high, with no penalty cards, or (2) nothing, thebest play is to keep the two suited high cards. However insome situations discarding everything is the better play.For example take the following hand:

Normally in situations like this the best play is to keepthe suited queen and king. However this particular play isone of the exceptions and the player should discardeverything. Following is a complete list of such exceptions.The exceptions are listed first according how the first,second, and third discard in rank order are suited. Theexceptions are listed second by which high card is suitedwith the king. Pairs of discards meeting the exception arethen listed to the right of the card suited to the king.

All Discards Suited

10: none.
Jack: none.
Queen: 3/4/8.

First and Second Discards Suited

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

First and Third Discards Suited

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

Second and Third Discards Suited

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

All Discards Unsuited

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

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