Let It Ride

Las Vegas Let it Ride

Let it Ride is a variation of poker, played against the casino rather than against other players. The game’s relatively slow pace and the chance to pull back two of the three bets have made it popular with newcomers to table games and to those preferring an unhurried atmosphere.

Gaming Guide

To begin, each player places three equal stakes (bets) in three spaces, labeled 1, 2 and $. Three cards are then dealt face down to each player, and two face down to the dealer – these are the community cards. After the cards are dealt, you may look at your three cards and withdraw one of your stakes if you wish. To leave the bet live is to “let it ride.” The players must not see each other’s cards. One of the dealer’s cards is then faced, and you have another opportunity to withdraw one of your stakes. At this point, you’ll have one, two or three of your stakes still in front of you when the dealer’s second card is turned.

After exposing the second card, the dealer collects the remaining stakes of any players whose three cards together with the dealer’s two cards do not form a pair of tens or better. Each winner is paid according to how good a poker hand is made by their three cards plus the dealer’s two cards according to the following fixed odds:

Pair (10s or better) … evens
Two pairs … 2 to 1
Three of a kind … 3 to 1
Straight … 5 to 1
Flush … 8 to 1
Full house … 11 to 1
Four of a kind … 50 to 1
Straight flush … 200 to 1
Royal flush … 1000 to 1