20/12/10/4/4/3 Ultimate X Deuces Wild Strategy

 

This page shows my strategy for the 10-hand version of 20/12/10/4/4/3 Ultimate X Deuces Wild. With perfect play, which requires knowing more than one correct play for many hands based on the average multiplier, the expected return of this game is 98.28%. If you use the following single strategy at all times, the expected return is 98.25%. So you are giving up 0.03% in long-term return in exchange for a single, simple strategy.

Basic Strategy - No Deuces Dealt

• Full house or better
• 4 to a royal flush
• Straight and/or flush
• 3 of a kind
• 4 to a straight flush
• 3 to a royal flush
• 4 to a flush
• 2 pair
• 3 to a straight flush — 567; 678; 789; 89T; 9TJ
• 1 pair
• 3 to a straight flush — 345; 346; 347; 456; 457; 458; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 79T; 89J; 8TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9QK
• 4 to a straight — 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
• 3 to a straight flush — 356; 357; 367; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T; 78J; 79J; 7TJ; 89Q; 8TQ; 8JQ; 9TK; 9JK
• 2 to a royal flush — TJ
• 3 to a straight flush — A34; A35; A45
• 4 to a straight — 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679; 5689; 5789; 678T; 679T; 689T; 789J; 78TJ; 79TJ; 89TQ; 89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK; 9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
• 2 to a royal flush — TQ; JQ
• Discard everything

Basic Strategy - One Deuce Dealt

• Flush or better
• 4 to a wild royal flush
• 4 to a straight flush — W345; W456; W457; W467; W567; W568; W578; W678; W679; W689; W789; W78T; W79T; W89T; W89J; W8TJ; W9TJ; W9TQ; W9JQ
• Straight
• 4 to a straight flush — W346; W347; W356; W357; W367; W458; W468; W478; W569; W579; W589; W67T; W68T; W69T; W78J; W79J; W7TJ; W89Q; W8TQ; W8JQ; W9TK; W9JK; W9QK
• 3 of a kind
• 4 to a straight flush — WA34; WA35; WA45
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTJ
• 3 to a straight flush — W67; W78; W89; W8T; W9T; W9J
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTQ; WJQ
• 3 to a straight flush — W56; W57; W68; W79
• 4 to a flush
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTK; WJK; WQK
• 3 to a straight flush — W45
• Keep only the deuce

Basic Strategy - Two Deuces Dealt

• 4 of a kind or better
• 4 to a straight flush — WW45; WW56; WW57; WW67; WW68; WW78; WW79; WW89; WW9T
• 4 to a wild royal flush
• 4 to a straight flush — WW8T; WW9J
• Flush
• 4 to a straight flush — WW34; WW35; WW36; WW37; WW46; WW47; WW48; WW58; WW59; WW69; WW6T; WW7T; WW7J; WW8J; WW8Q; WW9Q; WW9K
• Keep only the deuces

Basic Strategy - Three Deuces Dealt

• Wild royal flush
• Keep only the deuces

Basic Strategy - Four Deuces Dealt

• Hold all five cards

Written by: Michael Shackleford