DJ Wild (Deuces, Joker) Poker is a casino table game in which players play against a house dealer. The goal, of course, is for the player to have a higher poker hand than the dealer in order to win.
The game is played with a standard 52-card deck plus a Joker. The only offer is that the four Deuces and the jester It serves as jokers, that can be substituted for any card to improve the hand.
How to Play DJ Wild Poker
Players must first make (2) equal bets on the Initial bet and Blind positions. An optional Excursions Also available is a bet that pays if you win even if the player loses the hand with the dealer.
Each player and dealer are dealt five cards face down. Fold, losing the Ante and Blind bets. (2) Make a Play bet twice the initial bet. The player then places the played cards face down under the bet.
The dealer will then reveal their cards and, in turn, compare the hand with the hands of the players who made the Play bet.
If the dealer beats the player, the ante, blind and play bets lose. If the dealer and player tie, Ante, Blind and Play bets are triggered. If the player beats the dealer, the Ante and Play bets pay the same money, and the blind bet pays according to the following table:
Payment in hand
Five jokers. 1000/1
Royal Flush 50/1
Five of a kind 10/1
Color ladder. 1/9
Four of a kind 4/1
Full House 3/1
Rinse 2/1
Straight 1/1
All other thrusts
Optional travel bet
The Winning Trips bet pays according to the poker value of the player’s hand, as long as the player has at least 3 matches. There are two separate pay tables, one without and one with wild cards. Payment amounts may vary between jurisdictions. Here is a common table:
natural
Royal Flush – 1000/1
Straight flush – 200/1
Four of a kind – 90/1.
Full House – 40/1
Flush – 25/1
Straight – 20/1
Threesome – 6/1
Wild
Five Wild Cards – 2000/1
Royal Flush – 100/1
Five of a kind – 100/1
Straight flush – 30/1
Four of a Kind – 6/1
Full House – 5/1
Flush – 4/1
Straight – 3/1
Threesome – 1/1
Another optional upgrade bet that is available in some jurisdictions is the Bidirectional Bad Beat. (A bad beat is when you are defeated and paid). In this option, the player must have Three of a Kind or better without a tie. If the player loses to the dealer. The paytable pays for the following:
Royal Flush – 10,000 / 1
Five of a Kind – 10/000/1
Straight Flush – 5,000 / 1
Four of a kind – 500/1
Full House – 400/1
Flush – 300/1
Straight – 100/1
Threesome – 9/1
Strategy and house edge
The strategy of this game is to raise with any pair of 4 or better, otherwise fold. The house edge is estimated at approximately 3.5%.
