.: Let It Ride Casino Game Review

If you like to play poker, heres a game that you can add to your list of games for fun and profit. Make sure you are familiar with poker hand rankings as they are also used for the Let It Ride casino game. Easiest explained, Let It Ride is closer to 5 card stud video poker. You play a hand with the payout determined by the value of your hand. Let it Ride is also called Let Em Ride at some casinos. Best of all, this game often has a progressive jackpot, so hitting a royal flush, although exceptionally rare, can net a huge payday.

Let It Ride Rules Let It Ride is based on five card stud poker and as many as seven players can participate on what looks like a regulation blackjack table. Players have a payout schedule and betting circles in front of them with an opportunity to enter a progressive tournament for an extra dollar.

Each player is dealt three cards and the remaining two cards are community cards that all players use to complete their hand. The goal here is to make a pair of tens or better. While a pair of tens can be a winning hand, the better hands have a bigger payoff

Rather than beating the dealer as with other card games, everyone has the same chance for profit. To begin, all players place the same bets in each of the three betting circles before any cards are dealt. Minimum bets are usually $1 in online casino versus $5 at major land based casinos; however, when the game begins, you must put the minimum bet amount in each of the three betting circles in front of you.

The dealer deals and delivers a three-card stack to each participating player facedown in front of their particular betting circle and finally two cards dealt in front of the dealer become the community cards. Now comes the time for your decision as to leave (Let It Ride) or take back the first bet away. If you chose to take back the first bet, you will scratch the surface of the table with your cards at which time; the dealer returns your bet. A bit of table etiquette here, dont take the bet back your self, let the dealer do his/her job and return it to you.

Alternatively, should you choose to proceed and Let It Ride, you will put your three cards face down under your first bet or in front of the betting circles. At this point, you will be shown one of the two community cards and will make your next decision on this fourth card. You communicate your decision for this second bet - same as the first bet. Keep in mind that this is your final chance to take back any bets.

Okay, take back the second bet--scratch and the dealer returns your bet or Let It Ride and move onto the fifth card - the second community card. Following the reveal of the final card, the dealer reveals all players cards and pays according to bets still riding in each betting circle and an established payout schedule.

Winning hands are paid for all bets riding in the betting circles. If you bet $10 in each circle, and took one bet away over the course of the hand where you made 2 pair, you would win $40 (2 bets at $10 each paying 2 to 1) - and keep your stake.

Let It Ride Strategy
Strategy for this game depends on the players ability to collect a paying hand and when to Let It Ride. After viewing your first three cards, decide whether to let your first bet ride or not and after a fourth card, decide whether to let your second bet ride.

Your first betting decision should be to let it ride if any of the following situations exist:

• Pair of Tens or better
• Possible Straight of 3-4-5 suited or higher. Possible Straight of A-2-3 or 2-3-4 suited should not be considered for this betting decision.
• Possible Straight from three suited cards with one or two gaps and/or high card(s). Examples are 9-10-Q and 8-10-Q.

You should 'Let It Ride' in the second betting decision if the fourth card revealed gives you hand any of the following:

• Pair of Tens or better
• Possible Flush
• Four card possible straight that is higher than 7-8-9-10, but not A-K-Q-J unless a possible flush is happening.

The Bonus Bet
Got a Buck? Offer: extra bonus payouts and tournament qualification can be yours with this additional bet strategy for Let It Ride. While this bet is riding, you can earn these bonus payouts+ for corresponding winning hands:

These payouts are in addition to regular winnings from the game as described previously.

Now, you know when to 'Let It Ride' and when to fold em.