Double Deuces Poker 16/11 Strategy
Double Deuces Poker 16/11 returns 99.62% with perfect play at medium-high volatility. The pay table and numbers below are computed combinatorially, not estimated.
Pay table
| Hand | Pays (per coin) | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Royal Flush | 800 | 1.78% |
| Four Deuces | 400 | 8.37% |
| Wild Royal Flush | 25 | 4.40% |
| Five Of A Kind | 16 | 5.04% |
| Wild Straight Flush | 11 | 5.03% |
| Wild Four Of A Kind | 4 | 25.85% |
| Wild Full House | 3 | 6.31% |
| Wild Flush | 2 | 3.34% |
| Wild Straight | 2 | 11.18% |
| Wild Three Of A Kind | 1 | 28.32% |
Royal-flush payouts above show the per-coin value at max bet — always bet five coins to earn the full royal jackpot.
Key numbers
- Return with perfect play: 99.62%
- Royal flush: about 1 in 44,896 hands
- Hit frequency (paying hand or better): 45.1%
- Volatility: Medium-High
How strategy works
From the five cards you're dealt, the correct hold is the one with the highest expected value — the average coins it returns over the long run. The biggest payouts here are Natural Royal Flush (800), Four Deuces (400), Wild Royal Flush (25), which shape which draws are worth chasing. PerfectPLAY computes the optimal hold and its expected value for every possible hand, so you can learn the exact play rather than a rule of thumb.
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Hand-by-hand strategy
The optimal hold and its expected value for every key decision in Double Deuces Poker 16/11, computed combinatorially by vpengine — not rules of thumb.
4 to a Royal Flush — over a made wild flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a Royal Flush — EV 97.66 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild flush (pays 10 coins).
4 to a Royal Flush — over a made wild straight
Optimal hold: 4 to a Royal Flush — EV 97.66 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild straight (pays 10 coins).
4 to a Royal Flush — over a made wild straight flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a Royal Flush — EV 98.29 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild straight flush (pays 55 coins).
4 to a Royal Flush — vs Hold 1 pair
Optimal hold: 4 to a Royal Flush — EV 97.87 coins. Next best: holding 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins (margin 95.26 coins).
3 of a kind — over a made five of a kind
Optimal hold: 3 of a kind — EV 114.83 coins. The optimal play discards a made five of a kind (pays 80 coins).
3 of a kind — over a made wild four of a kind
Optimal hold: 3 of a kind — EV 25.10 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild four of a kind (pays 20 coins).
Hold Wild 4 of a kind — over a made wild four of a kind
Optimal hold: Hold Wild 4 of a kind — EV 25.10 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Wild Royal Flush — EV 24.89 coins (margin 0.21 coins). The optimal play discards a made wild four of a kind (pays 20 coins).
4 to a Wild Royal Flush — over a made wild flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a Wild Royal Flush — EV 16.80 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Wild Straight Flush — EV 12.55 coins (margin 4.25 coins). The optimal play discards a made wild flush (pays 10 coins).
4 to a Wild Royal Flush — over a made wild straight
Optimal hold: 4 to a Wild Royal Flush — EV 16.80 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild straight (pays 10 coins).
4 to a Wild Royal Flush — vs Hold Wild 3 of a kind
Optimal hold: 4 to a Wild Royal Flush — EV 16.91 coins. Next best: holding Wild 3 of a kind — EV 9.16 coins (margin 7.75 coins).
4 to a wild straight flush — over a made wild flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a wild straight flush — EV 10.95 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild flush (pays 10 coins).
Both holds have the same expected value, so either is a correct play.
3 of a kind — vs 3 to a Royal Flush
Optimal hold: 3 of a kind — EV 9.16 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Royal Flush — EV 7.33 coins (margin 1.83 coins).
Hold Wild 3 of a kind — vs 4 to a wild straight flush
Optimal hold: Hold Wild 3 of a kind — EV 9.16 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Wild Straight Flush — EV 7.87 coins (margin 1.29 coins).
4 to a wild straight flush — over a made wild straight
Optimal hold: 4 to a wild straight flush — EV 10.95 coins. The optimal play discards a made wild straight (pays 10 coins).
4 to a wild straight flush — vs Hold Wild 3 of a kind
Optimal hold: 4 to a wild straight flush — EV 9.46 coins. Next best: holding Wild 3 of a kind — EV 9.16 coins (margin 0.30 coins).
4 to a Straight Flush — vs Hold 1 pair
Optimal hold: 4 to a Straight Flush — EV 6.38 coins. Next best: holding 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins (margin 3.77 coins).
4 to a Straight Flush — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 4 to a Straight Flush — EV 7.97 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 2.61 coins (margin 5.36 coins).
3 to a Royal Flush — vs 3 to a Straight Flush
Optimal hold: 3 to a Royal Flush — EV 6.33 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 2.72 coins (margin 3.61 coins).
3 to a Royal Flush — vs 4 to a straight
Optimal hold: 3 to a Royal Flush — EV 6.28 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Straight — EV 2.55 coins (margin 3.73 coins).
3 to a Royal Flush — vs Hold 1 pair
Optimal hold: 3 to a Royal Flush — EV 6.32 coins. Next best: holding 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins (margin 3.71 coins).
3 to a Royal Flush — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 3 to a Royal Flush — EV 6.32 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 2.61 coins (margin 3.71 coins).
3 to wild straight flush: 2 consecutive cards — equal EV vs Hold single Deuce only
Optimal hold: 3 to wild straight flush: 2 consecutive cards — EV 5.56 coins. Next best: holding single Deuce only — EV 5.56 coins (margin 0.00 coins).
Both holds have the same expected value, so either is a correct play.
3 to wild straight flush: 2 consecutive cards — vs Hold single Deuce only
Optimal hold: 3 to wild straight flush: 2 consecutive cards — EV 5.60 coins. Next best: holding single Deuce only — EV 5.56 coins (margin 0.04 coins).
4 to a Flush — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 4 to a Flush — EV 2.55 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 1.64 coins (margin 0.91 coins).
Hold 1 pair — vs 2 to a Royal Flush
Optimal hold: Hold 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins. Next best: holding 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.95 coins (margin 0.66 coins).
Hold 1 pair — vs 3 to a Straight Flush
Optimal hold: Hold 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 2.60 coins (margin 0.01 coins).
Hold 1 pair — vs 4 to a Flush
Optimal hold: Hold 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Flush — EV 2.55 coins (margin 0.06 coins).
Hold 1 pair — vs 4 to a straight
Optimal hold: Hold 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Straight — EV 2.55 coins (margin 0.06 coins).
Hold 1 pair — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: Hold 1 pair — EV 2.62 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 2.62 coins (margin 0.00 coins).
3 to a Straight Flush — vs 2 to a Royal Flush
Optimal hold: 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 1.91 coins. Next best: holding 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.89 coins (margin 0.02 coins).
3 to a Straight Flush — vs 4 to a straight
Optimal hold: 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 1.84 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Straight — EV 1.70 coins (margin 0.14 coins).
3 to a Straight Flush — vs Hold 1 pair
Optimal hold: 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 2.68 coins. Next best: holding 1 pair — EV 2.61 coins (margin 0.07 coins).
3 to a Straight Flush — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 2.68 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 2.61 coins (margin 0.07 coins).
4 to a straight — equal EV vs 4 to a Flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a straight — EV 2.55 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Flush — EV 2.55 coins (margin 0.00 coins).
Both holds have the same expected value, so either is a correct play.
4 to a straight — vs 2 to a Royal Flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a straight — EV 2.55 coins. Next best: holding 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.71 coins (margin 0.84 coins).
4 to a straight — vs 3 to a Straight Flush
Optimal hold: 4 to a straight — EV 2.55 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 2.29 coins (margin 0.26 coins).
4 to a straight — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 4 to a straight — EV 1.70 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 1.63 coins (margin 0.07 coins).
2 to a Royal Flush — equal EV vs 3 to a Straight Flush
Optimal hold: 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.91 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 1.91 coins (margin 0.00 coins).
Both holds have the same expected value, so either is a correct play.
2 to a Royal Flush — vs 3 to a Straight Flush
Optimal hold: 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.94 coins. Next best: holding 3 to a Straight Flush — EV 1.91 coins (margin 0.03 coins).
2 to a Royal Flush — vs 4 to a straight
Optimal hold: 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.71 coins. Next best: holding 4 to a Straight — EV 1.70 coins (margin 0.01 coins).
2 to a Royal Flush — vs Nothing: Discard all cards
Optimal hold: 2 to a Royal Flush — EV 1.66 coins. Next best: holding Nothing — EV 1.60 coins (margin 0.06 coins).
FAQ
- What's Double Deuces Poker 16/11 like to play?
- Double Deuces Wild builds on standard Deuces Wild by doubling the payout for Four Deuces, with the trade-off that lower-ranked hands: Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, and Three of a Kind are fixed at reduced values paying less than in regular Deuces Wild. This shifts more of the game’s value toward premium outcomes. This paytable features higher payouts for both Five of a Kind and Straight Flush.
- How difficult is Double Deuces Poker 16/11 to play perfectly?
- Like every Double Deuces Poker paytable, Double Deuces Poker 16/11 has a difficulty rating of Very High. Difficulty measures how hard a paytable is to play with Perfect Play — some paytables have simple, obvious holds, while games rated High or Very High have more frequent close-call decisions where a small mistake costs meaningful return over time.
- How much bankroll should I set aside to play Double Deuces Poker 16/11?
- PerfectPLAY recommends a conservative session bankroll of about 240 units for Double Deuces Poker 16/11 — one unit is a single max bet (5 coins). At a 25¢ denomination ($1.25 max bet), that's roughly $300.00 for a session; at $1 ($5 max bet), about $1,200. This comes from a Risk-of-Ruin simulation of a 300-hand session using this paytable's own return and variance, targeting about a 5% chance of running out during that session.
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