DW strategy is more complex, but the ability to tailor the optimal decision making for different hands is part of the reason that it is such a favorite of ‘ sharp‘ video poker players. The nice thing about learning strategy for JoB is that it never deviates based on the cards you have been dealt. The strategy for Jokers’ Wild is something of a hybrid of ‘ Deuces Wild‘ and ‘ Jacks or Better‘. It can be found but might take some effort. I stopped recently at a Native American run casino in Oklahoma and found one bank of Jokers Wild machines, though there were plenty of ‘ Jacks or Better‘ and ‘ Deuces Wild‘. In other North American casinos, your mileage may vary. Most online casinos have a JW offering as well. Jokers Wild is included as one of the games on the ubiquitous ‘Game King’ multi-game machines. That means that you might have a harder time finding ‘ Jokers Wild‘ video poker outside of Nevada or online. It’s a decent game with a payback percentage that rivals or exceeds JoB or DW but it just doesn’t capture the imagination of recreational or professional players. For some reason, Jokers Wild video poker lags behind Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild in terms of popularity. In this section, we’ll get into the ‘ nuts and bolts‘ of the strategy.
In the previous section, we talked about the basics of gameplay and strategy for ‘Jokers Wild’.
