Deuces Wild Poker Rules

Deuces Wild is among the most popular video poker games. People who love playing Deuces Wild would probably tell you that the game is easy to master and no great effort is required. Deuces Wild offers nothing but fun and excitement. The object of the game is to make a five-card hand of as much strength as possible. Naturally, the stronger a player's hand is the more money he's likely to take home.

The major twist in Deuces Wild is the fact that Deuces, as the game's name indicates, can replace any other card in the deck. This makes landing a winning hand much easier for players. The game play is very unsophisticated with a player receiving five cards into his pocket. Then, he is allowed to discard whatever cards he no longer wishes to keep (note: the deuces are never to be discarded). The dealer replaces the discarded cards with new cards from the deck. A player holding a three-of-a-kind or higher gets the prize!

An important fact to remember while playing Deuces Wild is that the card ranking system in this game is a bit different than the traditional one. Deuces Wild Card ranks go as follows:

Royal Flush (with no deuces)- A, K, Q, J, and 10 suited.

Four Deuces - Four wild cards in a single hand.

Wild Royal Flush - A royal flush with one or more deuces.

Five of a Kind - Any five cards of the same value (with at least one deuce card).

Straight Flush - Five consecutive cards of one suit. For example, 10,J, Q, K and Ace.

Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank.

Full House - Three cards of the same rank, along with two cards of another rank.

Flush - Five suited cards, but not of consecutive order.

Straight - Five cards in consecutive rank, not suited.

Three of a Kind - Any three cards of one rank. This is the lowest-paying combination.

If you happen to win, you would have two options. The first option is to collect your winnings and resume play (a totally new gaming round). The second option you would have is double or, simply put, challenge the House. Doubling is play against the dealer. A total of five cards is placed is played with.

Four of the cards are concealed and the remaining one is exposed. The exposed card is the dealer's. The player is required to select a single card from the four concealed ones. If the player's card is stronger than the dealer's, he wins. If it's the other way around, the dealer wins. In case of a tie, you could either collect your winnings (not doubled) or double once more.