Deuces and Joker Poker - Learn how to play

Deuces & Joker Poker is a form of video poker, introduced in the mid 1970’s; video poker is now one of the most popular online gambling formats. Deuces & Joker Poker combines Joker Poker with Deuces Wild, and is played with 53 cards, the standard deck plus one joker. All four cards with a value of 2 (the Deuces) and the joker are designated wild cards, and can be used in lieu of a card of any face value to make a winning combination. The fact that the game is played with 5 wild cards makes the probability of a winning hand that much higher therefore the payout table generally requires 3 of a kind or better to constitute a winning hand.

The Deuces & Joker Poker player chooses to bet from one to five coins and receives five cards dealt face up. The player must then evaluate their hand and determine which, if any, cards to discard. Once chosen, the computer will allocate the same number of replacement cards and determines the best value of the hand, including the joker if applicable, and pays out according to the result. Note that in video poker the player is attempting to get a winning hand as defined by the Payout table for the game provider, they are not playing against anyone else.

Deuces and a Joker betting options

Betting options are as follows:

• Four Deuces and a Joker - The highest hand in Deuces and Joker Poker, and comprises all four deuces - and the Joker
• Natural Royal Flush - This is the highest hand in standard video poker and consists of the following cards, all of the same suit, without wild cards: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace
• 4 Deuces - This is any hand containing all four deuces but note that the Joker is not considered a wild card in this combination
• Wild Royal Flush - The Royal Flush has been completed with either one or more deuces or a Joker.
• Five of a Kind - Four cards of the same denomination plus a deuce or the Joker
• Straight Flush - A combination of five cards of the same suit, all in sequence, can include a wild card
• Four of a Kind - A combination of four cards of the same denomination, can include a wild card
• Full House - Three cards of one denomination and two cards of another denomination, may include a wild card
• Flush - Five cards of the same suit, may include a wild card.
• Straight - Five cards of any suit in sequence, may include a wild card
• Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same denomination plus any two other cards, may include a wild card