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Note: A complete Full Pay Deuces Wild video poker strategy is pinned to the top of the “comments” section below. In this and future video tutorials, I will “teach through play.” The hands I play will be entirely random and not “set up” in any way. Win or lose, you will see every hand I happen to get dealt. Nothing will be edited out; no cheating!
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It is a fact; it is inevitable: most forms of casino gambling are designed to take your money, and eventually, the “house” is destined to separate you from your hard-earned cash. However, a handful of expert Video Poker players know how to stack the odds in their favor and actually give themselves a small advantage over the “house.” Yes… certain forms of Video Poker are beatable over the long-term. If you give yourself enough time to overcome short term variance, diligently follow my advice, and employ proper strategies, I can practically GUARANTEE that you will become a long-term winner.
One way to “beat the house” is to keep your eyes open for hard-to-find, higher than normal progressive jackpots. Usually, a progressive Video Poker jackpot will reset at $1,000 after it gets hit, but if a machine goes long enough without delivering a Royal Flush, sometimes the jackpot can get high enough to make a machine temporarily over a 100% ER (expected return)… and in rare cases… A LOT over 100% ER. These will likely be discussed further in future videos. But the problem with chasing these jackpots should be obvious: you never know where they might be, they are hard to find, and you can waste a lot of time looking for them. Even if you happen to know about a large jackpot… it might just get hit before you get there or shortly thereafter.
Fortunately, there are a few “flat pay” (no progressive jackpot) variants of Video Poker that have over a 100% ER. The best variant that is still relatively easy to find is the topic of our discussion and the focus of this video series: Full Pay Deuces Wild (FPDW). FPDW has an ER of approximately 100.7% using an “expert” strategy. Unfortunately, you are very unlikely to find FPDW in a denomination any higher than $1.25 per “pull” (5 credits @ 25 cents per credit = $1.25 per play). At a reasonably fast pace of 800 hands per hour, you’re looking at averaging about 7 bucks per hour in the long run. Enough to make you rich? Certainly not… but it’s a far cry better than losing… and if you like to play anyway… why not play with an advantage? Plus… if you add in all the points and comps that you can get with a casino’s club card…. it can all add up to a nice little chunk of change. Despite what some so-called “experts” say… ALWAYS play with a casino club card if one is available. You’re just giving away “free money” if you don’t! Additionally, some casinos send out special monthly mailers with free goodies for their frequent slot players. A lot of casino mailers are not just “junk mail;” keep your eyes open for free goodies and/or good video poker promotions that are offered by the casinos!
This is what you are looking for; the pay table (in coins) on a standard 5-coin max FPDW Video Poker machine is as follows:
ROYAL FLUSH: 4000
4 DEUCES: 1000
WILD ROYAL: 125
STRAIGHT FLUSH: 45
4 OF A KIND: 25
FULL HOUSE: 15
FLUSH: 10
STRAIGHT: 10
3 OF A KIND: 5
If your machine has different max coins, just make certain that the ratios are the same. For example, on a 10-coin machine the payouts should be exactly double.
Source: YouTube
FULL PAY DEUCES WILD EXPERT STRATEGY (outlined below) – 100.7% ER
Note: If you have two or more ways listed to draw to your hand, simply choose the choice that is listed higher. For example, if you have JQs and 347s (3STFLgg), you would draw to the JQs.
STRATEGY WITH NO WILDS
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Pat Royal Flush
4 Card Royal (4RYFL)
Pat Straight Flush
4 of a Kind
Pat Full House
3 of a Kind
Pat Flush
Pat Straight
4 Card Straight Flush (4STFL)
TJQs [if you have 8TJQs you discard the 8s]
4 Card Straight Flush, 1 gap (4STFLg)
3 Card Royal Flush NOT TJQs (3RYFL not TJQs)
1 Pair [never draw to 2 pair; keep either pair and discard the other]
4 Card Flush (4FL)
4 Card Straight 7-high or higher no gaps (4ST) [4567, 5678, 6789, etc]
3 Card Straight Flush (3STFL) [567s, 678s, 789s, 89Ts, 9TJs]
3 Card Straight Flush 1 gap 7-high or higher + 345s + 456s (3STFLg) [457s, 467s, etc]
TJs [if dealt 7TJs discard the 7s]
TQs, JQs, 2 or fewer penalties
4 Card Straight 1 gap 7-high or higher + 3456
8TQs, 8JQs [the 8s is NOT discarded]
TQs, JQs, 3 or more penalties
3 Card Straight Flush 2 gaps 7-high or higher + 346s + 356s (3STFLgg)
[458s, 468s, 478s, 569s, 579s, 589s etc]
TKs, JKs, QKs no penalties [no side cards suited with the 2RYFL, or 9 or higher]
redraw [throw away all five cards]
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A34s, A35s, A45s [DO NOT draw to these hands; throw away all 5 cards]
A345 [DO NOT draw to this hand; throw away all 5 cards]
STRATEGY WITH ONE WILD
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Pat Wild Royal Flush
Pat 5 of a Kind
Pat Straight Flush
4 of a Kind
4 Card Wild Royal Flush (4RYFL)
Pat Full House
4 Card Straight Flush (4STFL), [W567s, W678s, W789s, W89Ts, W9TJs]
3 of a Kind
Pat Flush
Pat Straight
4 Card Straight Flush, 1 gap
4 Card Straight Flush, 2 gaps
WA34s, WA35s, WA45s
3 Card Wild Royal, K-high or lower [WTJs, WTQs, WJQs, WTKs, WJKs, WQKs]
3 Card Straight Flush (3 STFL) [W67s, W78s, W89s, W9Ts]
3 Card Wild Royal, A-high, no penalties
[no side cards suited with the 2RYFL, or T or higher]
Wild only
STRATEGY WITH TWO WILDS
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Pat Wild Royal Flush
Pat 5 of a Kind
Pat Straight Flush
4 of a Kind
4 Card Wild Royal
4 Card Straight Flush, no gaps [WW67s, WW78s, WW89s, WW9Ts]
Wilds Only
STRATEGY WITH THREE WILDS
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Pat Wild Royal Flush
Pat 5 of a Kind, 5 T’s or higher [WWWTT, WWWJJ, WWWQQ, WWWKK, WWWAA]
Wilds Only
Pat 5 of a Kind, 5 9’s or lower [do NOT stay pat; keep the WWW only]
Wilds Only
STRATEGY WITH FOUR WILDS
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Pat 4 Deuces [hold all 5 cards]
1:00 I cannot OVERSTATE…not "understate"…oops lol.
I hate the music on here
Is it worth playing nsu pay table because that's all I can find or worse. Most games I find are 20/12/10/4/4/3/2/1
ok what does Pat stand for ? I pretty much get this I used the Bob Dancer training cd years ago and it helped my play and increased my winnings do you make a training program ?
I'm guessing the most valuable 3 card wild royal would be 2 wilds
where did you play ?
What do you think of Bonus Deuces Wild?It has like a 99.45% return and a high pay out for 4 Deuces and an "Ace"!Great video by the way.Learning things I never even known!
Hey Poker Master! Am I correct in saying since there are no 2's in the deck (just wilds) you can't make any hands that need 2's? Like any straight with a 2 in it?