Deuces

Deuces Wild is probably the most popular video poker game. The goal of the game is to obtain a five card poker hand that wins. The game is called Deuces Wild because the deuces (the "two" card) can serve as a replacement for any card. This, in turn, can help turn a losing hand into a winning hand very quickly.

How to play Deuces

When you obtain a hand, you choose which cards to hold and which ones to replace. The held cards stay, and those that are not held are replaced with new cards. After your new cards are dealt to you, the resulting combination of cards you then hold determines whether you win or lose he hand (see our poker hands section, for examples of winning poker hands). Once you win, you have special options that are specific to Deuce Wild: Collect means just collect your wins and play a next round. Double means that you challenge the casino. This is played as follows: The dealer draws an open card and 4 closed cards. The open card becomes the dealer's card. You choose one of the closed cards and open it. This now becomes your card. If the card you just opened can beat the dealer's, you can collect the double of your winnings in the round or double again. If there's a tie, you can collect or again double your winnings in the round. However, if you lose, your original bet is forfeited and you lose the round. Half double means that you challenge the casino only on half of your winnings. A half would be returned to you immediately and another half is wagered for the double game, in which case, should you lose, you indeed would not have your other half of win forfeited.