Let’s examine some advanced considerations when playing deuces wild:

·         Deuces wild poker players may be reluctant to throw away five cards, but that is a most important strategy; you want to make room for additional cards that could be a deuce(s), and holding that ace or king is not going to help you if the next hand coming up could be four or five sevens. Here´s the reason for the reluctance. Die hard Jacks or Better players will throw away complete hands-5 cards only 3% of the time, while Deuces Wild players almost 20% of the time -- nearly every fifth hand.

·         Do not keep two pairs. Select one or the other, as 3-of-a-kind is the minimum scheduled payout.

·         Inside straights should be held, if presenting the best possible return from your initial five cards dealt. Therefore, a 5, 6, 8, 9 hand can produce a 7 or wild card in deuces wild video poker.

The strategy charts for the different wild cards you could have:

With 0 deuces:

1. Natural royal flush.
2. 4 to a royal flush.
3. Straight flush.
4. Four of a kind.
5. Full house.
6. Three of a kind.
7. Straight/Flush.
8. 4 to an outside straight flush.
9. Suited 10-J-Q.
10. 4 to an inside straight flush.
11. 3 to a royal flush, except 10-J-Q.
12. Pair.
13. Two pair.
14. 4 to a flush.
15. 4 to an outside straight.
16. 3 to a straight flush, spread 3-4, suited 345.
17. 2 to a royal flush, jack highest¹.
18. 3 to a straight flush, spread 5 and suited 346,356 ^2,3,4.
19. 4 to an inside straight, except missing deuce.
20. 2 to a royal flush, queen highest⁵.
21. 2 to a royal flush, king highest, no penalty cards⁶.
22. Garbage, everything discarded.
23. 2 to a royal flush, king highest, 1 penalty card⁷.
24. 2 to a royal flush, ace highest.
25. 3 to a straight flush, a low.