Deuces are wild and winning is easy – why not play video poker online casino games and pull off a cash coup at Springbok?

Wading through the online casino games at Springbok Casino can cause a bit of a conundrum, especially if you are a gambling newbie.  Hit the video poker button and the conundrum evolves into a headache.  The question is ‘which game to choose?’  When it comes to the variants that feature ‘deuces’ in the title, well things tend to unravel… and that is exactly why we are here to help!

The ABC of Video Poker 

First a bit about video poker.  It is a category of online casino games that incorporates elements of blackjack and draw poker.  Your task is to create a paying poker hand according to the rankings featured on the paytable.  You have one chance to hold the cards you think are worth keeping and one chance to draw replacement cards.  

When your hand matches a conventional card combination like a pair, three of a kind or full house, you get paid out according to defined odds.  When it doesn’t, you lose your wager.  It’s as simple as that… or is it?

Play Like a Pro and Influence the Outcome 

Video poker is one of the skill-based online casino games that you can play at Springbok Casino.  What that effectively means is when you adopt the correct way of playing the game, you can influence the outcome in your favour.  In other words, when you hold and draw cards according to a defined strategy, the probability of winning is reasonably high.  Let’s qualify that by saying ‘winning’ in the context of at least some of the time! 

That of course means you have to put in the hard yards if your intention is to win more money at the online casino.  What is that supposed to mean?  Well you have to familiarise yourself with the optimal game strategy that corresponds with the particular video poker variant you are playing.  That way, you will have a clear idea in your head of exactly which cards you should keep and which cards you should throw away.  

Pull off a Cash Coup at the Online Casino! 

You now know how the game basically unfolds.  You are also aware that there is a way of influencing your overall win rate.  The next time you play the online casino games arranged under the video poker tab, be sure to come prepared.  Who knows?  You may just pull of a cash coup right here at South Africa’s number one online casino! 

The Similarities  

Right, let’s explore the original question posed at the beginning of the article and that of course is ‘what’s the difference between Loose Deuces, Deuces Wild and Bonus Deuces Wild?’  First off, here is a list of the similarities the three variants share.  They all;

  1. feature deuces as wild and deuces, as we know, are the two-value cards
  2. offer bonus payouts over and above the conventional poker hand rankings
  3. start paying from three of a kind and up
  4. offer a jackpot prize of 4,000 x the stake for the royal flush on a maximum five-coin bet

Where the games do differ is the number of bonus pays you will find on the respective paytables and the payouts themselves.  Loose Deuces and Deuces Wild have three extra ways to win compared to the six bonus pays in Bonus Deuces Wild.  Loose Deuces pays out at odds of 500:1 for four aces compared to the 200:1 odds offered by the other two games for exactly the same combination.  That is just a sample of how the online casino games differ from one to another.

A Paytable Comparison: Bonus Deuces Wild vs Deuces Wild vs Loose Deuces 

The easiest way to highlight the disparities on the respective paytables is to do a quick comparison.  Here are the poker rankings and pay out odds of the respective games featured at Springbok Online Casino:

 

Bonus Deuces Wild

Deuces Wild

Loose Deuces

Royal Flush

500:1

250:1

300:1

4 Deuces with an Ace

250:1

 

 

4 Deuces  

200:1

200:1

500:1

Wild Royal Flush

25:1

 

 

Wild Royal Flush with Deuces

 

25:1

25:1

5 Aces

80:1

 

 

5 x 3,4 or 5

40:1

 

 

5 x 6 – k

20:1

 

 

5 of a Kind

 

15:1

15:1

Straight Flush

8:1

9:1

5:1

Four of a Kind

4:1

4:1

4:1

Full House

4:1

4:1

3:1

Flush

3:1

3:1

2:1

Straight

1:1

2:1

2:1

Three of a Kind

1:1

1:1

1:1


Which is the Best ‘Deuces’ Video Poker Variant to Play at the Online Casino?
 

The question of which variant is the best to play is really dependent on two things – your risk profile or appetite, and the size of your bankroll.  Risk averse players would probably opt for Deuces Wild based on the odds for the more easily achievable hands – and those are obviously three of a kind up to a full house.  

If you are the kind of player who is always searching for that elusive single win that pays out the major money at the online casino, however, your tactics would obviously be different.  All things considered, you would undoubtedly load Bonus Deuces Wild onto your PC or phone.  Apart from offering the best odds for a royal flush – the four and five of kind combinations pay out a pretty penny too!  

A word of warning…  In order to chase down the mega wins at Springbok Online Casino, you need plenty of cash to cover the extended gambling sessions.  Even then, the probability of hitting a big paying hand like five of a kind and up is pretty low… but hey, you may just hit a royal flush in the first round.  As they the classic saying goes – ‘stranger things have happened!’

Sign Up and Start Playing Online Casino Games on our Instant Play Platform NOW 

Do you want build a bankroll or are you the kind of player who likes to go all-in?  Whatever gambling style you embrace, the only way to put it to the test is to play online casino games for real.  That means registering an account at Springbok Casino, claiming the optional welcome bonus and getting down to the business of betting on video poker… or any of the 200 plus online casino games we feature on our instant play platform!