Detailed analysis for Deuces Wild 25/10/7/4/4/2 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 94.5765% under perfect play, ranking 23 of the 25 Deuces Wild paytables we analyse.
Payout table
| Hand | Payout (1 coin) |
|---|---|
| Natural Royal Flush | 800 |
| Four Deuces | 200 |
| Wild Royal Flush | 25 |
| Five of a Kind | 10 |
| Straight Flush | 7 |
| Four of a Kind | 4 |
| Full House | 4 |
| Flush | 2 |
| Straight | 2 |
| Three of a Kind | 1 |
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Analysis
| Hand | Payout | Probability | Combinations | EV contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Royal Flush | 800 | 0.002282% | 37,913,371 | 0.018259 |
| Four Deuces | 200 | 0.020486% | 340,287,337 | 0.040971 |
| Wild Royal Flush | 25 | 0.196289% | 3,260,569,334 | 0.049072 |
| Five of a Kind | 10 | 0.308241% | 5,120,206,628 | 0.030824 |
| Straight Flush | 7 | 0.373340% | 6,201,558,176 | 0.026134 |
| Four of a Kind | 4 | 6.272537% | 104,193,277,049 | 0.250901 |
| Full House | 4 | 2.643108% | 43,904,737,962 | 0.105724 |
| Flush | 2 | 1.690031% | 28,073,144,347 | 0.033801 |
| Straight | 2 | 5.896705% | 97,950,308,439 | 0.117934 |
| Three of a Kind | 1 | 27.214363% | 452,058,474,377 | 0.272144 |
| Nothing | 0 | 55.382617% | 919,962,066,080 | 0.000000 |
| Total | 100% | 1,661,102,543,100 | 0.945765 |
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.