Bits & Odds

Detailed analysis for Deuces Wild 20/10/8/4/3/2 Video Poker

We computed every hand probability for this paytable to get the overall payout (expected value) and the optimal strategy. Paytables change both, so the strategy for one machine is not the strategy for another that looks identical. This one returns 91.4200% under perfect play, ranking 25 of the 25 Deuces Wild paytables we analyse.

Payout table

HandPayout (1 coin)
Natural Royal Flush800
Four Deuces200
Wild Royal Flush20
Five of a Kind10
Straight Flush8
Four of a Kind4
Full House3
Flush2
Straight2
Three of a Kind1

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Analysis

HandPayoutProbabilityCombinationsEV contribution
Natural Royal Flush 800 0.002214% 36,779,593 0.017713
Four Deuces 200 0.020335% 337,792,477 0.040671
Wild Royal Flush 20 0.174740% 2,902,605,244 0.034948
Five of a Kind 10 0.313533% 5,208,104,378 0.031353
Straight Flush 8 0.430912% 7,157,882,730 0.034473
Four of a Kind 4 6.429272% 106,796,807,161 0.257171
Full House 3 2.111610% 35,076,011,700 0.063348
Flush 2 1.663992% 27,640,619,861 0.033280
Straight 2 5.941115% 98,688,006,491 0.118822
Three of a Kind 1 28.242066% 469,129,674,331 0.282421
Nothing 0 54.670211% 908,128,259,134 0.000000
Total100%1,661,102,543,1000.914200

Read the last column as cents per dollar wagered coming back from each hand type. Royal flushes are worth chasing not because they are likely but because their payout is large enough to matter over millions of hands; the bulk of the return comes from the ordinary hands near the bottom of the table.

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