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J Wild (Deuces, Joker) Poker is one of the latest table games to hit the casino circuit. Developed by Shuffle Master, a division of Scientific Games Corporation, the company that also gave us Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Caribbean Stud, Let it Ride, Blackjack Switch, and Mississippi Stud, may have another winner.
DENNIS OCCHINO The objective of the game is to have a higher poker hand than the dealer. DJ Wild is played with a standard fifty-two-card deck, plus one joker. The four deuces and one joker make up five wild cards that can be substituted for any card. The play Players must first make two equal bets in the ante and blind positions. An optional trips bet is also available, which pays even if the player loses the hand to the dealer.
Each player and dealer receives five cards face down. After reviewing the cards, the player makes one of two choices: (1) fold, forfeiting the ante and blind wagers, the trips bet if made remains active. (2) Make a play bet of twice the ante. The player tucks the played cards face down under the wager. The dealer will then reveal his cards, and in turn will compare the hand to the players’ hands that made the play wager. If the dealer beats the player, the ante, blind, and play bets lose. If the dealer and player tie, the ante, blind, and play bets push. If the player beats the dealer, the ante and play bets pay even money, the blind bet pays according to the following pay table:
Optional Trips Bet A winning trips wager pays according to the poker value of the player’s hand providing the hand has at least three of a kind. There are two separate pay tables, one without and one with wild cards. Payout amounts may vary slightly between jurisdictions. Here is a common table:
Five Wilds 1000/1 Royal Flush 50/1 Five of a Kind 10/1 Straight Flush 9/1 Four of a Kind 4/1 Full House 3/1 Flush 2/1 Straight 1/1 All Other Push
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 Three of a Kind 6/1 Wild Five Wilds Royal Flush Five of a Kind Straight Flush Four of a Kind Full House Flush Straight Three of a Kind
2000/1 100/1 100/1 30/1 6/1 5/1 4/1 3/1 1/1
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Another optional upgrade wager for DJ Wild Poker that’s available is the Two Way Bad Beat. (A bad beat is when you get beat and get paid.) With this option, the player and dealer must have three of a kind or better, without a tie. If the player loses to the dealer, the player wins according to the following losing table: 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 Three of a Kind 9/1 Currently, DJ Wild is offered at various casinos in the United States, including the Pala and Red Hawk casinos near Sacramento and San Diego, California, respectively. The cards are also flying at the Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, the Red Dragon in Renton, Washington, and at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Pennsylvania. FY Have a gaming question? Contact Dennis at doaks39@gmail.com or visit his website at aresponsiblegambler.com.