All About the Game Let It Ride

• Published: May 4, 2013
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Online casinos offer a virtual plethora of games for the benefit of their customers. Some of them can be found in a land-based casino, and some are not all that common. There is a game called Let It Ride that is not uncommon in the land-based environment but is not exactly found in great abundance. It's not a very difficult game to learn, and a lot of casino gamblers have found it to be very worthwhile.

What you are trying to do with Let It Ride is to, in effect, build a winning poker hand. You place three equal bets out on the table. You are dealt three cards and you are going to make use of two community cards that will be revealed by the dealer. There is a payout schedule posted on the game interface that tells you how much you'll be paid for each of the winning combinations. This could be a pair of a certain rank, like Jacks, two pairs, three of a kind, etc., etc.

So where does the name come from? Well, after you are dealt the three cards, you have a choice as to whether you want to take your first bet back or "let it ride." A community card is shown, and the player gets a chance this time to ask for the second bet back, or, again, "let it ride." Then the second community card is turned up, at which point the determination is made as to whether the hand is a winning one or not. You would refer to the pay table for an explanation of the rank of the hands and the money you'll be paid on any winning combination. By the way, the third bet cannot be taken back.

There is the opportunity to make a "bonus" bet as well. When you have the three equal bets out there, you can make a wager in the bonus spot. You'll be paid that bonus of you are able to achieve a hand of three of a kind or better.

Remember that in this game you are not playing against the house; the dealer does not have a hand for you to "beat." Instead you are playing for winning hands, which you get paid on, independently of what anybody else has. Give it a shot; you may like it.