There are a number of video poker variants at online casinos. One of them is called Deuces Wild in which all the four deuces can act as wild symbols. Another of them is Joker Poker. This is played with 53 cards, the extra card being a wild joker. Games suppliers to online casinos have combined these two video poker variants to create Deuces and Joker with five wild cards in a 53-cards deck. The payout table for Deuces and Joker video poker has to be altered because of the changed probabilities so as to maintain the average return to player. Microgaming is one of the software providers that offer Deuces and Joker at its online casinos like All Slots, Spin Palace and Lucky Nugget. The Microgaming payout table is discussed in this article. The payouts are for five coins wagered.

The payouts begin with Three of a Kind hand, which pays 1 to 1. In view of five wild cards the lower ranked poker hands will occur too frequently for them to pay out. Then Straight pays out at 2 to 1 and Flush, Full House and Four of a Kind all pay out at 3 to 1. Straight Flush pays at 6 to 1. These payouts are considerably lower than in online video poker variants that do not have wild cards. But this is only natural, because the probability of landing these hands is much higher in Deuces and Joker. Five of a kind hand can be made with like ranked cards and wild cards. It pays 9 to 1. Wild Royal Flush pays 12 to 1 and Four Deuces pays 25 to 1. The really big payouts come from the highest two hands. Natural Royal Flush pays 800 to 1 and Four Deuces and Joker pays 2000 to 1.

Volatility and average return are important parameters for any online video poker game. It is evident to any video poker player that Deuces and Joker will have extremely high volatility. It is not recommended to conservative players whose main objective is to preserve their bankroll. Microgaming offers among the best payout tables for Deuces and Joker. The average return to player with this payout table is 99.07%, which is par for online video poker games, particularly given the high volatility. Deuces Wild offers a higher average return, but the top payout is only 800 to 1. In order to achieve this return you have to play using optimum video poker strategy.