deuces wild

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bruceww
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deuces wild

Post by bruceww »

222qq hold or draw? thanks

Jstark
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Post by Jstark »

Might depend on the pay table.

onemoretry
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Post by onemoretry »

What is 222qq? Five of a kind?

Tedlark
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Post by Tedlark »

I hardly play any Deuces Wild, but in plain old vanilla Deuces Wild, 5 of a kind only pays 60 coins. If you hold just the 3 deuces, you are guaranteed 25 coins at a minimum for the 4 of a kind plus open up the straight flush possibility as well. Why would you not hold just the 3 deuces and go for the 4th deuce?

Just my opinion.

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Post by onemoretry »

Tedlark wrote:
Thu Oct 17, 2024 4:00 pm
I hardly play any Deuces Wild, but in plain old vanilla Deuces Wild, 5 of a kind only pays 60 coins.
Any deuces wild game I've played seriously pays either 75 or 80 coins for five of a kind. Holding the five of a kind is the better play, except in full pay deuces wild, where, if the five of a kind is 9s or lower, drawing to the three deuces is slightly better.

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Post by Dougbulley »

IMO, hold the 5 in most cases

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Post by onemoretry »

Dougbulley wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 4:40 am
IMO, hold the 5 in most cases
I think that's what I said in my post above.

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