Deuces Wild or Sevens Wild Video Poker: Which is Better?

Got a penchant for wild video poker?  At Springbok Online Casino, we feature two exciting variants.  Both have wilds cards, extra ways to win and a mega jackpot prize for the royal flush.  How do you choose between Deuces Wild and Sevens Wild?  It all boils down to the odds.

The significance of Wild Cards at the Online Casino

In all online casino games, wild cards are key.  They optimise the win rate.  They also create unique hand rankings that pay out big bucks.

Wild cards are such fabulous features in casino games that you’ll even find them in online slots!  The only difference is that on slots they appear in the form of gaming symbols – rather than designated playing cards.  Their role however is ultimately the same.

Whether you are playing slots or video poker online at Springbok Casino, the wild is always a welcome addition to gameplay.  It has the power to substitute all the other standard gaming symbols or playing cards.  That way, it increases the probability of forming paying permutations.

In our wild video pokers, the wild card is deuces or 2s in Deuces Wild and 7s in Sevens Wild.  Both card values that serve as wilds in the respective games have precisely the same function.  They also deliver two bonus payouts – a wild royal flush and five of a kind.

That is not where the similarities end.  Notwithstanding which online casino game you load in your browser, you have a chance of hitting 10 possible prizes.  All – bar the special payouts mentioned above – correspond to the traditional poker hand rankings.

Owing to the bonus prizes, the respective pay tables are foreshortened.  Rather than offering even money for a high pair, you have to hit three of a kind to get paid out at 1:1 odds.  In other words, pairs and two pairs are ‘off the table’.

Both Video Pokers Feature a Jackpot Prize and Gamble Feature

In addition to the matching configuration of the paytables, there is the possibility of hitting a really big win.  A royal flush pays a massive 4,000 x the stake – but only on a maximum five-coin wager.  What does that convert to in ZAR?

Consider this.  The available betting range at our online casino is R0.05 to R5.00 per hand.  With a maximum of five coins in play, the minimum and maximum stake is R0.25 and R25, respectively.  Do the sums and you can win between R1,000 and R100,000 for a royal flush!

There is another super-cool way to bank heaps of cash.  It is in the form of the optional 'gamble' feature.  This feature automatically appears onscreen after each paying hand.  It is an added extra in all the single-hand video poker games at our online casino… and it gives you the chance of doubling your money an infinite number of times!

Your task is simple – select one of four face-down cards displayed onscreen.  When it has a higher rank than that of the displayed card, you are in the money!  On the flip side, when the up card is higher in value, you lose what you have already won.  It’s a fun little feature nonetheless that you can engage when you happen to feel lucky.

Why the Low-Ranking Hands in Deuces Wild are what Count

If Deuces Wild and Sevens Wild have so much in common, how does one identify the ‘better’ game?  As we mentioned in the introduction, it is the odds that count – especially when there is so little else to discern between the two variants.

Here is what you can win in the respective games at the number one online casino for South Africans:

In all online casino games, the statistical probability of hitting a particular combination is what counts.  The wild variations of video poker are no different.  The hand rankings with the highest probability are the ones that crop up frequently.

These are the hands that drive the overall win rate.  They are the bread-and-butter hands.  They may not pay out huge sums of money… but having said that, they ensure the balance in your Springbok Casino account keeps on ticking over.

As you can see, the odds for a three-of-a-kind and straight are matched across both games.  In Deuces Wild, the next best hands in terms of probability pay out at better odds.   We are of course referring to the flush and full house.

In both the wild video poker variants featured at our online casino, the probability of hitting a flush and a full house is 0.020 and 0.026, respectively.  The probability of winning a royal flush, four wilds or a wild royal flush is 0.0000223, 0.0018 and 0.0019 apiece.

The fact that Deuces Wild pays out higher odds for a flush and full house suggests only one thing.  You have a better chance of ending your gaming session with at least some of your bankroll intact.  If you are lucky and use the Deuces Wild strategy to guide your gameplay, you may just end the day with a tidy profit!

For that reason, and that reason alone, we rate Deuces Wild video poker as fractionally better.  When you take the 25:1 odds for a wild royal flush into account, it seals the deal.  The online casino game with wild 2s in the deck should be your wild video poker of choice!