Let it Ride Strategy

If you want to play optimal in this poker game you should follow the strategy below. It is all about whether the hand is good enough to let the bet ride or not.

Only Let It Ride on the first bet if you have...

• A winning hand, either a Three of a Kind or any winning Pair
• Three of the cards in a Royal Flush
• Three suited cards with no more than one gap and the lowest card has to be a three or higher
• Three suited cards with no more than one gap and one high card
• Three suited cards with no more than two gaps and two high cards

Only Let It Ride on the second bet if you have...

• A winning hand, either a Three of a Kind, any winning Pair or Two Pair
• Four cards of a Flush, Straight Flush or Royal Flush
• Four cards of a Straight, no gaps
• Four high cards

Let It Ride hand ranks

Royal Flush : A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit
Straight Flush : Five consecutive cards of the same suit
Four of a Kind : Four cards of the same rank
Full House : Three of a kind plus any pair
Flush : Five cards of the same suit
Straight : Five consecutive cards but not of the same rank
Three of a Kind : Three cards of the same rank
Two pair : Two separate pairs of identically ranked cards
Pair : Two cards of the same rank

Let It Ride tips

Read the payout table before you start playing, look for the best ones.

If there are payout limits at the table, make sure you are not over betting them. The player should not bet more than the maximum payout divided by 3000, any bet above that would not pay full odds.

Avoid the side bets altogether, experts have analysed these bets and they all have an unreasonably high house advantage.