Let It Ride Poker Advice
The popular casino game tips, Let It Ride. This poker-based game does not feature a dealer, but plenty of casino action.
Let It Ride: Know When To Holdem
How to play Let 'Em Ride
Bodog calls the game "Let 'Em Ride" but the game's real name is Let “It” Ride. Let it Ride is a poker-based game in which the player is paid based only on his own hand - there is no dealer hand to beat or qualify. As the cards are dealt the player has the option to reduce his bet size if his hand doesn't look promising, allowing for an element of skill.
The game starts with the player making three bets of equal size, plus an optional side bet. Then three cards are dealt to each player plus two community cards dealt face down. If the player doesn't like what he sees he can pull back one of his bets. Then one community card is turned over. The player may then pull back another bet if he wishes. Finally, the second community card is turned over and the player is paid on the poker value of his own three cards and the two community cards. The standard pay table starts at 1/1 for a pair of 10s or higher, to 1,000/1 for a royal flush.
The optimal strategy for the first three cards is to "Let It Ride" or keep the second bet in with any of the following hands:
- Any paying hand (pair of 10s or higher)
- Three to a royal flush
- Three consecutive suited cards 345 or higher
- Three to a straight flush with one high card and one gap
- Any three to a straight flush with two high cards
With four cards the player should "Let It Ride" with any of the following
- Any paying hand
- Any four suited cards
- Four to an outside straight
- Any four high cards (10 or higher)
With optimal strategy the house edge is 3.51%, measured as the expected loss per one bet. For example, if you start with three bets of $10 you can expect to lose 35.1 cents on average. The element of risk, or expected loss to total amount bet, is 2.85%.
The Bodog Casino also offers a $1 side bet on the poker value of the player's final 5-card hand. It pays $50 for a flush, $75 for a full house, $100 for a four of a kind, 10% of a progressive jackpot for a straight flush, and the full progressive jackpot for a royal flush. For the side bet to be fair bet, the meter would need to reach $263,205. Every time I have checked the meter is nowhere close to this amount, so I would suggest leaving the side bet alone.
