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Let It RideLet it Ride is also sometimes referred to as Vegas – Let it Ride or Poker Ride. It is not easy to beat the odds in this game of poker, but as with all games of poker, learning to play is a good start. Poker is really a game of skill so learning strategies to play will definitely get you the best odds in Let it Ride. There are two essential elements necessary to play this moderately simple game, one is time, the other is money. |
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This game was presented to casinos in
1993 by Shuffle Master. This is the
company that makes automatic card
shuffling machines. Players do not play
against each other or the dealer, they
play against the casino and this allows
for potentially very high payouts.
How to Play Let it Ride
Similar to that of a Blackjack table,
there are three spaces on a Let it Ride
Poker table, they are marked 1, 2 and $.
The player has to place three equal bets
in all of these three spaces. The game
is played with a five card hand and when
this hand is revealed, if it is a
winner, pay-outs depend on the casino.
However card rankings are the same as
any other poker game with the highest
ranking hand being the Royal Flush. The
next ranking is a straight flush, four
of a kind, full house, flush, straight,
three of a kind, two pair and one pair.
After all the players have made their
decisions the dealer will turn up the
first of the two community cards which
is in front of the dealer. This card is
used as the forth card for all the
player’s hands. You now have the option
of taking down your second bet or
letting it ride. You may take down the
second bet even if you let the first bet
ride but you can not take down or put
the first bet back up.
After all the players make their
decision for the second bet, the dealer
will turn up the second community card.
This card completes the five-card hand
for every player. At this point the
dealer will pay all the winning bets
according to the pay table below.
Let it Ride Rules
The dealer deals three cards to each
player and himself, after each player
has received his cards the dealer
discards one of the cards he has dealt
to himself, leaving two cards face down
on the table. In
Let it Ride the player
is playing against the casino and not
the dealer. The dealers cards are the
two cards that makes up the players five
card hand. The player needs to get 10’s
or higher in order to stay in the game.
He looks at his cards and decides if he
should pull back one of his three bets.
If he decides not to it is known as “Let
it Ride”.
Once each player has made a decision
regarding his own bets, and the dealer
has moved the bets (remember never to
move your own bets, the dealer has to
push them back to you). The accepted way
to take back your bet is by scraping
your cards towards you on the table. The
dealer will then turn one of his two
cards over. Judging by the card the
dealer has revealed the player is
required to re-evaluate his position and
he is able to take back his second bet,
or again Let it Ride. Once each player
has decided, the dealer will again move
the wagers appropriately. He then
reveals his second card, and this will
determine your own five card hand.
Based on standard poker rules, if your
hand is not a pair of 10’s or better you
will lose the game and your money. Most
casinos have a similar payment criteria
in this game and you are paid 1000 – 1
for a royal flush, 200 – 1 for a
straight flush, 50 – 1 for four of a
kind, 15 – 1 for a full house, 8 – 1 for
a flush, 5 – 1 for a straight, 3 – 1 for
three of a kind and 2 – 1 for two pair
and 1 – 1 for 10’s or better. If the
casino you are playing with has a bonus
system, this is paid at the same time as
you are paid your winnings.
Bonuses are optional to the casino you
are playing in, the cost of this wager
is generally based on the minimum and
maximum bet on the table. The play is a
completely separate to Let it Ride and
is based on the pair-plus system used in
three card poker, so winnings are
determined by the three cards you hold
in your hand and not the cards turned
over by the dealer.
Online Let it Ride
Because the game of let it ride has been
in circulation in land based casinos
since the 1990’s, it was only natural
that it would progress to being played
online. It is an extremely popular
online poker game as the potential for
large pay-outs is good. Players do not
play against the dealer or each other
and this creates and air of
companionships between players that
lends itself well to the online form of
the game. It is moderately easy to learn
and the correct strategy will have you
enjoying yourself immensely in very
little time.
Quick Strategy for Let it Ride
Playing strategy in Let it Ride entails
trying to get the best odds possible out
of the game. The way in which you do
this is by assessing your cards
carefully and hedging your bets, or what
is known as pulling your bets. If your
hand does not meet the criteria of 10’s
or better then pull your first bet. Also
pull your bet if you hand does not look
as though it will make any three cards
to a royal flush or a straight flush
with a four card spread if one or more
cards is higher than 10. Pull you second
bet if your hand does not have 10’s or
better or shows four cards to a flush or
a straight. If the bonus bet is
available, it is recommended that you
place at least a $5 wager.
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