When Bad Turns Good

[FloridaPhil]

One of the things we like about playing deuces wild is that bad hands can turn good.   Perfect Deuces Wild strategy can be daunting.   This is a game where every hand must be analyzed and playing slow is an advantage.  Dancer's Winners Guide books break down DW strategy into Basic, Recreational and Advanced.  I use Recreational Strategy.  My wife modifies it somewhat because she likes to see more royals and she does.   I play using my VPW software strategy which is set up exactly according to the 98.9% game we play locally.  She plays slow and very deliberate, I tend to play too fast and miss an obvious hand on occasion and I'm working on that.  The good news is deuces wild can turn a miss into a win.  With four deuces in play, most anything can happen and some of them are wonderful. 

[FAA]

Will remember when getting waylaid on the overrated nirvana of JOB. Time for that software. Sounds like I will get my money's worth.

[olds442jetaway]

Except for an occasional diversion, I tossed Job years ago. The quad less days are devastating and not that unusual. So many times I have tossed a junk hand in Deuces Wild only to be rewarded by a Wild Royal, 5 of a kind, or even quad deuces. I can think of at least 4 times this year I pulled the quad deuces after tossing everything. At least with deuces, hope is not dashed on the draw until all of the cards are in. Speaking of which I am up to nearly 300k hands again without a Royal in all forms of play. If it weren't for the deuces, I would be behind much more than I am now.

[FAA]

I get frustrated with DW precisely because I toss so many hands back into the void. My misses have remained misses too. It's some consolation to me how often I get a decent JOB hand. Until I go quad free on the day, of course. My DW fear is irrational. I'm good playing for free, but my scant play at casinos has been uneventful. Devoting a Deuces Day soon. You all must be on to something! I've seen the evidence and do believe my eyes.

[Tedlark]

Let's not forget about the natural royal either when playing deuces wild.....

[FloridaPhil]

You can have bad days playing deuces wild as well.  Fortunately, the game seems to be fairly bankroll friendly on a session basis, especially if you cash out often and don't feed the tickets back into the machine.  Ted is right, natural royals cure all ills. 

[FAA]

Right! Taking a red marker to DNR the white slips. Do Not Refeed. I'll have a lot of accessories on hand to wage the battle. Nat Royal, I vaguely remember him from our meeting in March. Sure would be swell to reconnect soon. Anywhere in AC works for me. Don't be a stranger, Nat!