{"id":73403,"date":"2018-09-04T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=73403"},"modified":"2023-08-24T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:57:45","slug":"figuring-new-strategy-fly-deuces-wild-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/figuring-new-strategy-fly-deuces-wild-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Figuring Out a New Strategy on the Fly — Deuces Wild Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I listed some rules about when you should make strategy adjustments based on pay schedules for games without wild cards. Today I\u2019m doing the same thing for Deuces Wild games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, I strongly recommend knowing the strategy for at least one game \u2018cold.\u2019 This game could be Full Pay Deuces Wild, NSU Deuces Wild, pNSN (called Airport Deuces by some), or some other variation, but if you don\u2019t know at least one game, these rules will be of marginal value.<\/span><\/p>\n

To the abbreviations I used last week, add W<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span>which stands for a wild card in general or, in this game, a deuce.<\/span><\/p>\n

A key part of knowing Deuces Wild is knowing how 3- and 4-card straight flushes rank. Here I\u2019m including a list I use in my classes. Even if you\u2019re not familiar with Dancer\/Daily notation, you should be able to understand the relative values of these combinations. Not all of these categories are eligible to be held in all games, but you should be aware of the relative ranking in the game they are held.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary of categories of SF3 and SF4<\/b><\/p>\n

SF3 -2 = double inside; SF3 -1 = single inside; SF3 +0 = non-inside;<\/span><\/p>\n

SF4 -3 = triple inside; SF4 -2 = double inside; SF4 -1 = single inside; <\/span><\/p>\n

SF4 +0 = non-inside;<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

0-deuce SF3<\/b><\/p>\n

SF3 [A-low]<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> [<\/span>A34; A35; A45<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF3 -2<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0[includes <\/span>346<\/i><\/b> and <\/span>356<\/i><\/b>; excludes any A-low]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF3 -1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> [includes <\/span>456<\/i><\/b>; for strategy purposes, includes <\/span>345<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF3 +0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0[<\/span>567<\/i><\/b> \u2013 <\/span>9TJ<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1-deuce SF3<\/b><\/p>\n

SF3 -1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> [<\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>57<\/i><\/b> \u2013 <\/span><\/i>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>9J > <\/i><\/b>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>56 > <\/i><\/b>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>45<\/i><\/b>] \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SF3 +0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0[<\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>67<\/i><\/b> \u2013 <\/span><\/i>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>9T<\/i><\/b>] \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1-deuce SF4<\/b><\/p>\n

SF4 [A-low]<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> [<\/span>W<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>A34; <\/i><\/b>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>A35; <\/i><\/b>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>A45<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF4 -2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[<\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>346<\/i><\/b>; <\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>356<\/i><\/b>; <\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>347 <\/i><\/b>\u2013<\/span><\/i> W<\/span><\/i><\/b>9QK<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF4 -1<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0[<\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>345<\/i><\/b>; <\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>456<\/i><\/b>; <\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>457 <\/i><\/b>\u2013 <\/span><\/i>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>JQ<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

SF4 +0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0[<\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>567<\/i><\/b> \u2013 <\/span>W<\/span><\/i><\/b>9TJ<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2-deuce SF4<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SF4 -2<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [<\/span>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>34 = <\/i><\/b>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>35 = <\/i><\/b>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>46 = <\/i><\/b>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>47 <\/i><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>9Q<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SF4 -1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0[<\/span>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>45 = <\/i><\/b>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>56 = <\/i><\/b>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>57 <\/i><\/b>\u2013<\/span><\/i> WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>9J<\/i><\/b>]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SF4 +0<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0[<\/span>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>67<\/i><\/b> \u2013 <\/span><\/i>WW<\/span><\/i><\/b>9T<\/i><\/b>] \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. K\u2665 Q\u2665 J\u2665 T\u2665 9\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. K\u2660 <\/span>K\u2665 <\/span>3\u2660 <\/span>3\u2665<\/span> J\u2660 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A\u2666 <\/span>A\u2660 K\u2660 7\u2660 3\u2660 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A\u2663 3\u2663 4\u2663 <\/span>5\u2665<\/span> 9\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. K\u2665 Q\u2665 <\/span>9\u2660 <\/span>8\u2665<\/span> 5\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. J\u2660 T\u2660 9\u2660 7\u2660 <\/span>8\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Q\u2666<\/span> J\u2663 <\/span>T\u2666<\/span> 8\u2660 3\u2660 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. K\u2660 Q\u2660 <\/span>T\u2665<\/span> 9\u2663 <\/span>2\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. W<\/span><\/i><\/b> 7\u2660 8\u2660 9\u2660 A\u2660 <\/span><\/li>\n
  10. W <\/span><\/i><\/b>8\u2660T\u2660 <\/span>4\u2665 5\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  11. W W W <\/span><\/i><\/b>T\u2660 <\/span>T\u2665 <\/span>versus <\/span>W W W <\/span><\/i><\/b>4\u2660 <\/span>4\u2665 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Now let\u2019s look at how changes to the pay schedule will affect these plays. Note that my statements are strong tendencies, but exceptions may be found sometimes. I\u2019m using the following notation here:<\/span><\/p>\n

    2P — two pair<\/span><\/p>\n

    3K — three of a kind<\/span><\/p>\n

    ST — straight<\/span><\/p>\n

    FL — flush<\/span><\/p>\n

    FH — full house<\/span><\/p>\n

    4K — four of a kind<\/span><\/p>\n

    5K — five of a kind<\/span><\/p>\n

    SF — straight flush<\/span><\/p>\n

    RF — royal flush.<\/span><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    When flushes pay 15 on a 5-coin basis, I\u2019ll say FL pays 3-for-1. I went back and forth about whether to say \u201cpay\u201d or \u201cpays.\u201d I can argue persuasively against either way of doing it, but I had to pick one. So, I did.<\/span><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Also, I am not including Ultimate X strategies here. I am only discussing strategies where there are no multipliers earned.<\/span><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

      \n
    1. You ALWAYS throw away the 9. It\u2019s on this list more for completeness because in games without wild cards you ALWAYS keep the 9 when the royal pays 4,000 coins. Not all players go back and forth between games seamlessly
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Whether you hold one pair or two depends on how much you get for the FH. When FH pays 3-for-1, hold one pair. When FH pays 4-for-1, hold two pair. When you hold one pair, if all 4K pay the same and all 5K pay the same, it doesn\u2019t matter which pair you hold. In a game like Bonus Deuces where five 3s pay more than five Ks, if the FH pays 3-for-1, just hold the 3s.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Hold the pair when FL pays 2-for-1. Hold the spades when FL pays 3-for-1.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Hold the A-low SF3 when the sum of FL and SF pays 12 or more. That is, in FPDW, FL pays 2 and SF pays 9 — so you throw everything away. In pNSU, where FL pays 3 and SF pays 9, hold <\/span>A34<\/i><\/b>. Do not even think about holding A345. That has only half as much value as an inside straight draw and is never held.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. If FL pays 3-for-1, hold <\/span>KQ<\/i><\/b>. If FL pays 2-for-1, throw everything away. In games where FL pays 2-for-1, you probably hold <\/span>KQ<\/i><\/b> if none of the remaining three cards are 9 or higher (i.e. a straight penalty) and none are suited with the <\/span>KQ <\/i><\/b>(i.e. a flush penalty).
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Hold all five cards when ST pays 2-for-1. Just hold the spades when ST pays 1-for-1.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. When FL pays 3-for-1, hold <\/span>QT<\/i><\/b>. \u00a0When FL pays 2-for-1, hold QJT8. \u00a0If the J were a 9, sometimes you hold <\/span>QT<\/i><\/b> even if the FL pays 2-for-1 — depending on how much the SF pays.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Hold <\/span>KQ<\/i><\/b> if ST pays 1-for-1. Hold KQT9 if ST pays 2-for-1.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    9. Hold all five cards if FL pays 3-for-1. Just hold <\/span>W789<\/i><\/b> if FL pays 2-for-1.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    10. W8T <\/i><\/b>is ALWAYS preferred to <\/span>W45<\/i><\/b> (see the chart prior to the list of problem hands), although sometimes both <\/span>W8T <\/i><\/b>and <\/span>W45<\/i><\/b> are inferior to holding the <\/span>W<\/i><\/b> by itself. You\u2019ll prefer <\/span>W8T <\/i><\/b>to just the <\/span>W<\/i><\/b> if the sum of the FL and SF add up to 12 or more.
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    11. When 4K returns 5-for-1, hold the quints when they include TT, JJ, QQ, KK, or AA and otherwise just hold the deuces. It\u2019s a close play and the reason for the difference has to do with the possibility of getting wild royals. In the more common situation where 4K returns 4-for-1, hold the quints when 5K pays more than 12-for-1.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Last week I listed some rules about when you should make strategy adjustments based on pay schedules for games without wild cards. Today I\u2019m doing the same thing for Deuces Wild games. Again, I strongly recommend knowing the strategy for at least one game \u2018cold.\u2019 This game could be Full Pay Deuces Wild, NSU Deuces […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15763,"featured_media":6498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[558,557],"tags":[997,585],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15763"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}