Bonus Deuces Wild Strategy

Bonus Deuces Wild is a variant of the popular Deuces Wild game, and plays virtually the same but uses different pay tables. Bonus Deuces Wild provides bonus payouts for four of a kind Deuces with an Ace kicker and all five of a kind hands. Also, Bonus Deuces Wild has a bonus round at the end of each winning hand that provides players the chance to double their money or take their current winnings.

This page is going to provide the mathematically correct strategy for playing Bonus Deuces Wild. We've crunched the numbers for every possible hand in Bonus Deuces, and determined the correct strategy for each situation. By following the strategy on this page, you will achieve a payout percentage of 99.86%. Please note that the strategy on this page was designed for full pay games, which use the pay table below. Any other pay table will slightly alter the mathematically correct strategy.

Hand	Payout
Natural Royal Flush	800
Four Deuces w/ Ace	400
Four Deuces	200
Five of a Kind Aces	80
Five of a Kind 3s-5s	40
Wild Royal Flush	25
Five of a Kind 6s-Ks	20
Straight Flush	10
Four of a Kind	4
Full House	4
Flush	3
Straight	1
Three of a Kind	1

Expert Bonus Deuces Strategy

Here is how you should use this page:

Determine how many Deuces are in your hand.
Find the appropriate section depending on how many Deuces are in your hand.
Find the highest match for your hand on the list. For example, if you have AAJ109 with four spades, you'll notice that Four to a Flush is higher on the list than One Pair, so ditch the pair and go for the flush.

Strategy for Hands with No Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with no deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Hand	Expected Return	Example
Pat Royal Flush	800.0000	Th-Jh-Qh-Kh-Ah
Royal Flush Draw	19.5957	Th-Jh-Qh-Kh-4h
Pat Straight Flush	10.0000	6h-7h-8h-9h-Th
Four of a Kind	6.2128	Ac-Ad-As-Ah-5c
Pat Full House	4.0000	Ac-Ad-As-Js-Jc
Pat Flush	3.0000	Ac-Jc-6c-5c-4c
Three of a Kind	2.0176	Ac-Ad-As-Js-Tc
Four to a Straight Flush	1.5745	4c-5c-6c-7c-Js
Three to a Royal	1.3053	Ks-Qs-Js-9c-4c
Pat Straight	1.0000	4c-5s-6h-7h-8h
Four to a Flush	0.7660	Ac-Jc-6c-5c-4h
Two Pair	0.6809	Kc-Ks-Js-Jd-4c
One Pair	0.5656	As-Ac-Jc-10h-5c
Open Three to a Straight Flush (5-6-7s » 9-T-Js)	0.4727	6c-7c-8c-10h-Jh
4-5-6 suited	0.4431	4c-5c-6c-8h-9h
Three to a Straight Flush, One Gap (7-Q High)	0.4431	8c-9c-Jc-4h-3h
3-4-5 suited	0.4283	3c-4c-5c-8s-9s
Three to a St. Flush, 2 Gaps, 7-K Hi (w/ no penalty*)	0.3913	7c-9c-Jc-4h-5h
3-4-6 suited, 3-5-6 suited	0.3913	3c-4c-6c-Jc-Qs
J-T suited	0.3525	Jc-10c-8s-6s-4h
Q-J suited, Q-T suited (w/ no penalty*)	0.3347	Qs-Ts-7c-6c-3h
A-3-4s, A-3-5s, A-4-5s (w/ no penalty*)	0.3340	Ac-3c-4c-8s-9s
Q-J suited, Q-T suited (w/ one penalty)	0.3317	Qs-Ts-7s-5h-3h
A-3-4s, A-3-5s, A-4-5s (w/ one penalty*)	0.3302	Ac-3c-4c-8s-9c
Q-J suited, Q-T suited (w/ two penalties*)	0.3177	Qc-Jc-6c-5c-3h
K-Qs, K-Js, K-Ts (w/ no penalty*)	0.3169	Kc-Qc-8s-7s-3h
K-Qs, K-Js, K-Ts (w/ 1 penalty*)	0.3120	Kc-Qc-8s-7s-3c
K-Qs, K-Js, K-Ts (w/ 2 penalties*)	0.2999	Kc-Qc-Js-7s-3c
Everything Else » Draw Five New Cards	0.2993	Ks-Jh-8c-6s-3h

Strategy for Hands with One Deuce

Here are the ranks for hands with one deuce. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Hand	Expected Return	Example
Five of a Kind Aces	80.0000	2h-Ah-Ac-As-Ad
Five of a Kind 3s-5s	40.0000	2h-5h-5c-5s-5d
Pat Wild Royal Flush	25.0000	2h-Ks-Qs-Js-Ts
Five of a Kind 6s-Ks	20.0000	2h-7h-7c-7s-7d
Pat Straight Flush	10.0000	6s-2h-7s-8s-9s
Four of a Kind	6.2128	Ac-As-Ah-2h-6s
Pat Full House	4.0000	3s-3c-2h-Js-Jc
Four to a Wild Royal	3.3617	10s-Js-2h-Qs-4c
Pat Flush	3.0000	2h-6c-9c-Jc-Ac
Three of a Kind Aces	2.4801	Ac-Ad-2h-7s-4c
Open Straight Flush Draw, 2-5-6-7s » 2-9-T-Js	2.2340	2s-6c-7c-8c-Qh
Three of a Kind 3s, 4s, 5s	2.1101	3c-3s-2h-7d-9c
Four to a Straight Flush, 1 Gap, 7-K High	2.0213	Kc-Jc-Tc-2h-4s
2-3-4-5 suited, 2-4-5-6 suited	2.0213	2c-3s-4s-5s-Kd
Three of a Kind 6s-Ks	1.9251	6c-6d-2h-8s-3c
Four to a Straight Flush, 2 Gaps, 7-K High	1.7660	Kc-Tc-9c-2h-4s
2-3-4-6 suited, 2-3-5-6 suited	1.7660	2c-3s-4s-6s-Jd
2-A-3-4s, 2-A-3-5s, 2-A-4-5s	1.6170	2d-Ac-3c-4c-9d
Three to a Wild Royal, Jack High	1.1739	Js-2h-10s-4c-5c
Three to a Wild Royal, Queen High	1.1138	Qh-2c-Jh-4s-3s
Three to a Wild Royal, King High	1.0842	Ks-2c-Qs-4h-3h
Three to a Wild Royal, Ace High	1.0102	As-2c-Qs-4h-3h
Pat Straight	1.0000	2h-6c-7s-8d-9h
Open Three to a Straight Flush, 2-6-7s » 2-9-Ts	0.9889	2h-7s-8s-Jc-Ad
Four to a Flush	0.9574	Jc-8c-4c-2h-6s
Everything Else » Keep Deuce and Draw Four	1.0289	2h-4c-8s-Jd-As

Strategy for Hands with Two Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with two deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Hand	Expected Return	Example
Five of a Kind Aces	80.0000	2h-2c-Ac-As-Ad
Five of a Kind 3s-5s	40.0000	2h-2c-5c-5s-5d
Pat Wild Royal Flush	25.0000	2h-2c-Qs-Js-Ts
Five of a Kind 6s-Ks	20.0000	2h-2c-7c-7s-7d
Pat Straight Flush	10.0000	2h-2c-6s-7s-8s
Four of a Kind	6.2128	2h-2c-Js-Jc-5s
Four to a Wild Royal	4.3830	2h-2c-Js-As-4h
Two Deuces with an Ace	3.2081	2h-2s-Ac-9d-6s
Everything Else » Keep Deuces and Draw Three	3.2426	2h-2c-As-5c-9d

Strategy for Hands with Three Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with three deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Hand	Expected Return	Example
Five of a Kind Aces	80.0000	2h-2c-2s-As-Ad
Five of a Kind 3s-5s	40.0000	2h-2c-2s-5c-5d
Pat Wild Royal Flush	25.0000	2h-2c-2s-Js-Ts
Five of a Kind 6s-Ks	20.0000	2h-2c-2s-7s-7d
Everything Else » Keep Deuces and Draw Two	14.9408	2h-2c-2s-6d-Jc

Strategy for Hands with Four Deuces

Here are the ranks for hands with four deuces. Remember, find the highest match on the list for your hand and hold those cards. The middle column shows the expected return for the specific hand. In the example column, h = Hearts, s = Spades, c = Clubs, d = Diamonds, T = Ten, s = Suited.

Hand	Expected Return	Example
Four of a Kind Deuces w/ Ace	400	2h-2s-2d-2c-Ah
Four of a Kind Deuces (w/ no Ace)	217.0213	2h-2s-2d-2c-Kh

*Penalty cards are any cards which you plan to discard that hurt your chances of completing a draw. For example, if you have 7c-9c-Jc-8s-5h and plan to keep the 7c-9c-Jc, the 8s that you're discarding actually hurts you because there is one less card in the deck that completes your straight. However, it still makes sense to discard the 8s because you have better expected return going for the straight flush than to draw to the inside straight.

Other Bonus Deuces Pay Tables

Keep in mind that the strategy chart on this page was specifically designed for full pay Bonus Deuces. However, many live and online casinos choose to offer less than full pay games, and if that is the case this strategy will be slightly off. It will still be very good, but might not be perfect. Learn about other common Bonus Deuces Pay Tables.

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