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the three of a kind if you have a pair however, if you have four to a flush, one should still go for the three of a kind. Why isn't it better to try for the flush, since your odds are better and it pays more to go for the flush? TIA.

And I did a search and couldn't find anything on the issue.

It would be helpful to know the pay scale of the deuces wild game in question, since the "better" play is not the same for all variants.

The Wizard of Odds website is a good place to find the kind of information you're looking for.

Thanks.

BigJerr wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:05 pm

Why isn't it better to try for the flush, since your odds are better and it pays more to go for the flush? TIA.

onemoretry wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:26 pm

It would be helpful to know the pay scale of the deuces wild game in question

The flush draw can only improve to a flush, but a pair can improve to 3oak, full house, 4oak or 5oak.

That's why I find it impossible to do the calculations in my head.

In my experience, the pair is better when the flush pays 2. But when the flush pays 3, you have to go for the flush. Of course if possible, you should run your specific pay scale through an analyzer to be sure.

Agree

The most obvious difference is when the flush pays 10 on a five credit bet instead of 15.

I can't recall ever playing even one hand of Deuces Wild. Maybe by mistake and I probably threw two of them away. I always think of the lady who sat down next to me at Ocean casino and got dealt 4 deuces first hand.

Thank you dinghy! Thank you to everyone else.