Strategy Overview for the 20/12/10/4/4/3 Ultimate X Deuces Wild Game

 

This section presents my approach to the ten-hand variant of the 20/12/10/4/4/3 strategy Ultimate X Deuces Wild With optimal gameplay, which necessitates familiarity with multiple correct plays for various hands relying on the average multiplier, the anticipated return for this game stands at 98.28%. Opting for a simplified, consistent strategy throughout brings it down to an expected return of 98.25%. As a result, one sacrifices 0.03% in long-term profits for the convenience of a straightforward approach.

Basic Strategy - No Deuces Dealt

• Full house or better
• 4 to a royal flush
• Straight and/or flush
• 3 of a kind
• 4 to a straight flush
• 3 to a royal flush
• 4 to a flush
• 2 pair
• 3 to a straight flush — 567; 678; 789; 89T; 9TJ
• 1 pair
• 3 to a straight flush — 345; 346; 347; 456; 457; 458; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 79T; 89J; 8TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9QK
• 4 to a straight — 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
• Combinations for a straight flush include: 356, 357, 367, 468, 478, 569, 579, 589, 67T, 68T, 69T, 78J, 79J, 7TJ, 89Q, 8TQ, 8JQ, 9TK, 9JK.
• 2 to a royal flush — TJ
• 3 to a straight flush — A34; A35; A45
• Straight combinations represented are: 3456, 3457, 3467, 3567, 4568, 4578, 4678, 5679, 5689, 5789, 678T, 679T, 689T, 789J, 78TJ, 79TJ, 89TQ, 89JQ, 8TJQ, 9TJK, 9TQK, 9JQK, TJQA, TJKA, TQKA, JQKA.
• 2 to a royal flush — TQ; JQ
• Discard everything

Basic Strategy - One Deuce Dealt

• Flush or better
• 4 to a wild royal flush
• Strategies for drawing four cards to a straight flush include: W345, W456, W457, W467, W567, W568, W578, W678, W679, W689, W789, W78T, W79T, W89T, W89J, W8TJ, W9TJ, W9TQ, W9JQ.
• Straight
• Another set of four card straight flush options would be: W346, W347, W356, W357, W367, W458, W468, W478, W569, W579, W589, W67T, W68T, W69T, W78J, W79J, W7TJ, W89Q, W8TQ, W8JQ, W9TK, W9JK, W9QK.
• 3 of a kind
• 4 to a straight flush — WA34; WA35; WA45
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTJ
• 3 to a straight flush — W67; W78; W89; W8T; W9T; W9J
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTQ; WJQ
• 3 to a straight flush — W56; W57; W68; W79
• 4 to a flush
• 3 to a wild royal flush — WTK; WJK; WQK
• 3 to a straight flush — W45
• Keep only the deuce

Basic Strategy - Two Deuces Dealt

• 4 of a kind or better
• Various combinations for drawing four to a straight flush can be grouped as: WW45, WW56, WW57, WW67, WW68, WW78, WW79, WW89, WW9T.
• 4 to a wild royal flush
• 4 to a straight flush — WW8T; WW9J
• Flush
• Further combinations for four to a straight flush include: WW34, WW35, WW36, WW37, WW46, WW47, WW48, WW58, WW59, WW69, WW6T, WW7T, WW7J, WW8J, WW8Q, WW9Q, WW9K.
• Keep only the deuces

Basic Strategy - Three Deuces Dealt

• Wild royal flush
• Keep only the deuces

Basic Strategy - Four Deuces Dealt

• Hold all five cards

Written by: Michael Shackleford