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Let It Ride Casino Game

Let it Ride Video Poker. The game is based on 5 Card Stud poker, with 3 cards for the player and 2 shared cards (the community cards). It is quite a slow, gentle game, so can be popular if with people that just want to relax and enjoy the game, rather than the adrenalin. Let it Ride Odds The payouts and odds for Let It Ride are used to calculate the normal house edge of 3.51%. Normally, the game is played with a single 52-card deck, so the odds are static; they never change, although the Let It Ride payout tables may change depending on where you play. Let it Ride is one of the easiest poker variant games to learn and play. More so, it is one of the only table games that allows players to withdraw a bet if he has an unfavorable hand. Finally, Let it Ride. Let it Ride is among the first of the wave of new casino games, starting in the late nineties. It is a simple poker-based game where the player is paid based on his five card hand only. Texas holdem online ree with friends. No dealer hand to worry about. The twist is that as the cards are revealed the player has the opportunity to decrease his bet if he doesn't like his cards.

Published 10:27 PM EDT Jul 12, 2016

QUESTION: A few weeks back, you mentioned the math and rules for the table game Let It Ride. You also recommended not playing the game. However, there are other table games that seem interesting, including three-card poker and Caribbean stud poker. Which of these would you recommend? — Nicolas C.
ANSWER: Of the three games you mention, Nicolas, I would recommend three-card poker, both because of the fun factor and because the casino advantage is lower on selected bets than on the two other games.
With Caribbean stud, the best you can hope for is a casino edge of about 5.2% based on your ante wager or 2.6% based on the ante and call bet. As for the progressive wager, the average house edge is above 26%, depending, of course, on the size of the jackpot.
As for Let It Ride, even if you play the game flawlessly, the casino's edge is 3.51%. With those Let It Ride side bets, where for $1 you are offered an additional payoff with certain paying hands, you really get snookered. Those bets carry a double-digit casino advantage. Don't take them.

As for three-card poker, it depends on your cards. Allow me to rephrase that: It depends on whether you should play your cards. The house edge is 3.37% against the ante alone, but only 2.01% against your queen-6-4 if you decide to make the Play bet. With a Pair Plus wager, the casino advantage is slightly higher at 2.32%.
Among the choices you offer, Nicolas, three-card poker is the way to go as it offers better wagers for the player. Although the casino advantage violates my personal rule (never make a wager that has a house edge above 2%), it has the best return of the three games and is easy to learn.
My true suggestion here would be to give mini-baccarat a try. It's one of the easiest casino games to play, and you don’t even have to know the rules because the correct hitting sequence is predetermined. In addition, stakes can be relatively low when you play on a mini-baccarat table. The house advantage is either 1.17% when betting the Bank hand or 1.36% with a Player hand wager.
Q: I disagree with your assessment that you should always hit a 16 against a dealer with a 7-10. I am from the school that says you should always let the dealer bust instead. What is the basis of your recommendation? — Alex A.
A: You give me credit I don’t deserve, Alex. Hitting a 16 against a dealer with a 7, 8, 9, 10/face showing isn’t my personal assessment of how to play the hand correctly. I don’t own the math on this play or trust my back-of-the-envelope figuring. The correct strategy for this particular hand comes from a set of computer-derived rules for playing every hand against every possible dealer up card.
Here’s the arithmetic based on a kazillion computer calculations. If you hit this lousy hand, you are going to bust more than 60% of the time. By giving the dealer a chance to bust out instead, you'll lose approximately 70% of the time.
The dealer’s chances of having a 17 or more when he or she shows a 7, 8, 9, 10 or ace is between 74% and 83%. It is for this reason that the correct basic strategy dictates that you should always hit your lousy 16.

Mark Pilarski is a contributing editor for numerous gambling publications. E-mail questions to pilarski@markpilarski.com.

Published 10:27 PM EDT Jul 12, 2016

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Introduction

Let it Ride is among the first of the wave of new casino games, starting in the late nineties. It is a simple poker-based game where the player is paid based on his five card hand only. No dealer hand to worry about. The twist is that as the cards are revealed the player has the opportunity to decrease his bet if he doesn't like his cards. As of 2013 Let it Ride is still out there, but its numbers are decreasing.

Rules

Player makes three bets of equal size.
Dealer gives player three cards.
Player may pull his first bet back or 'let it ride.'
Dealer deals the first community card, to be used by all players.
Player may pull his second back or 'let it ride.'
Dealer deals the second community card, to be used by all players.
Player is paid according to the poker value of his five cards, remaining bets, and the posted pay table.
Side bets are usually available, which are explained below.

The following is the standard pay table most casinos follow. All wins are on a 'to one' basis.

Let it Ride — Standard Pay Table

Hand	Pays
Royal Flush	1000
Straight Flush	200
Four of a kind	50
Full House	11
Flush	8
Straight	5
Three of a kind	3
Two pair	2
Tens or better	1
Loser	Loss

The pay table for this and 15 other known Let it Ride pay tables can be found in my Let it Ride appendix 3.

Strategy

The following strategy is for the standard pay table.

With three cards you should only 'let it ride' if you have:

Any paying hand (tens or better, three of a kind)
Any three to a royal flush
Three suited cards in a row except 2-3-4, and ace-2-3
Three to a straight flush, spread 4, with at least one high card (ten or greater)
Three to a straight flush, spread 5, with at least two high cards

With four cards you should only 'let it ride' if you have:

Any paying hand (tens or better, two pair, three of a kind)
Any four cards of the same suit
Any four to an outside straight with at least one high card
Any four to an outside straight with no high cards (zero house edge)
Any four to an inside straight with 4 high cards (zero house edge)

A lot of people have asked me what I mean by 'inside straight', 'outside straight', 'spread 4', and 'spread 5.'An inside straight is one in which an 'inside' card is missing, such as (4,5,7,8). An outside straight is one in which an outside card is missing, such as (4,5,6,7). Outside straights are much better because there are 8 cards that can complete them as opposed to 4 for an inside straight. Spread4 means that the cards in question span 4 ranks in a row,for example a (5,6,8). Spread 5 means the cards in question span 5 ranks, for example a (5,7,9).

Play Let It Ride for free while learning the strategy.

Aggregate Payout Warning:

The table will probably have a maximum payout. At Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls the maximum aggregate payout is $75,000 per round. As a result the player should not bet more than the maximum payout divided by 3000. Any bet above this quotient will not pay the full odds on a royal flush, thus increasing the house edge.

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Introduction

Rules

Let it Ride — Standard Pay Table

Strategy

Analysis

Let it Ride — Standard Pay Table

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