How to play Let It Ride Poker
In Let It Ride Poker when you wager a stake, 3 chips are automatically placed down i.e. a bet of £5 becomes £15. Don't worry unlike most games where you tend to increase your bet at later stages, in Let It Ride Poker you (can) reduce it.
After you have betted, you are dealt 3 cards. The Dealer receives 2 face down community cards, which make up your final hand.
At this point you are offered the chance to reduce your bet by 1 chip or 'Let It Ride' (carry on), one of the Dealer's face down card is then revealed which gives you a better indication of your hand's strength. You are then offered another chance to reduce your bet by 1 chip or 'Let It Ride', the final card is then revealed which makes up your hand. Note that you cannot remove your 3rd chip, it is in effect your ante.
If you fail attain a pair of tens or better, you lose however many chips of the 3 chips you have remaining on the table.
If you do attain a pair of tens or better, you are paid according to the strength of your hand (see below) multiplied by however many chips of the 3 chips you have remaining on the table.
Payouts
Below is a sample of a table of the payouts for Let It Ride Poker. Please note that some casinos also offer a 'progressive bonus' bet where you place an additional bet to for a shot at a jackpot. We have included the typical payouts example for these types of bonuses, but we DO NOT recommend them.
Hand |
Payout |
Progressive bonus |
Odds |
Pair (10s or better) |
1 to 1 |
|
6:1 |
Two Pairs |
2 to 1 |
|
21:1 |
Three Of A Kind |
3 to 1 |
£5 |
47:1 |
Straight |
5 to 1 |
£25 |
255:1 |
Flush |
8 to 1 |
£50 |
509:1 |
Full House |
11 to 1 |
£200 |
694:1 |
Four Of A Kind |
50 to 1 |
£400 |
4,165:1 |
Straight Flush |
200 to 1 |
£3,000 |
72,220:1 |
Royal Flush |
1,000 to 1 |
£30,000 |
649,350:1 |
Strategy
Optimal strategy in Let It Ride Poker is a matter of deciding if you are going to 'Let It Ride' at the two decision points. Note that 10-J-Q-K-A are 'high' cards and a 'skip' is a card missing from a Straight: Three cards up, Let It Ride if you have:
- A pair of tens or better
- Three consecutive, same-suit cards (for the Royal Flush)
- Three of a Straight Flush with one skip and at least one high card (e.g. 8-9-J but not 7-8-J)
- Three of a Straight Flush with two skips and at least two high cards (e.g. 8-J-Q but not 7-9-J)
Four cards up, Let It Ride if you have:
- A pair of tens or better
- Four of any Flush
- Four of a Straight, no skips
- Four high cards
Our final tip is to avoid progressive jackpot bets. They are sucker bets and carry a heavy house edge. |
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