13/4/3 Bonus Deuces Wild strategy

Introduction

The following video poker strategy is for 13/4/3 Bonus Deuces Wild.

To use the strategy, locate the appropriate category based on how many deuces were dealt, then look up all of the reasonable ways to play a hand and choose the play that is highest on the list. While optimal strategy returns 98.8025%, the strategy presented below is the optimal "exceptionless" strategy, which returns 98.7979%.

No Deuces Dealt

1. Royal Flush
2. 4 to a Royal Flush
3. Straight Flush
4. 4 of a kind
5. Full House
6. Flush
7. 3 of a kind
8. 4 to a Straight Flush
9. 3 to a Royal Flush
10. Straight
11. 4 to a Flush
12. 1 pair: Aces
13. 3 to a Straight Flush: 567, 678, 789, 89T, 9TJ
14. 1 pair: 3s/4s/5s
15. 1 pair: 6s thru Ks
16. 3 to a Straight Flush
17. 2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
18. 2 to a Royal Flush: TQ/JQ
19. 2 to a Royal Flush: TK/JK/QK
20. Discard everything

One Deuce Dealt

1. Full House or better
2. 4 to a Wild Royal Flush
3. Flush
4. 3 of a kind: 3s/4s/5s, Qs/Ks/As
5. 4 to a Straight Flush (except Ace-low)
6. 3 of a kind
7. 4 to a Straight Flush (Ace-low)
8. 3 to a Wild Royal Flush: deuce + TJ, TQ
9. 3 to a Wild Royal Flush: deuce + JQ, TK/JK/QK
10. 3 to a Straight Flush: deuce + 67, 78, 89, 9T
11. 3 to a Wild Royal Flush: deuce + TA/JA/QA/KA
12. Straight
13. 3 to a Straight Flush: deuce + 57, 68, 8T, 9J
14. 3 to a Straight Flush: deuce + 56, 79
15. 4 to a Flush: deuce + 45T, 79A
16. Deuce only

Two Deuces Dealt

1. 4 of a kind or better
2. 4 to a Wild Royal Flush
3. 4 to a Straight Flush: deuces + 45, 56, 57, 67, 68, 78, 79, 89, 8T, 9T, 9J
4. Deuces + Ace
5. 4 to a Straight Flush: deuces + 7T, 8J
6. Deuces only

Three Deuces Dealt

1. 5 of a kind or better
2. Deuces + Ace
3. Deuces only

Four Deuces Dealt

1. Deuces + Ace
2. Deuces only

Card Key

 

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Written by: Michael Shackleford