In this article we are going to tell you about one of the most obscure games offered in practically any online casino for US players. Its name varies depending on the gambling resource you have chosen. The most common name is Let it Ride, however casinos powered by Realtime Gaming software as Rushmore Casino for instance call it Let’em Ride. You will find this exciting variation of poker in a Table Games section of online casino lobby.
Compare to some other casino games that can be really proud of their long and complicated history, Let it Ride appeared not a long time ago. It was not till the mid 1990s when American gambling establishments began to offer a Let it Ride table. We won’t lie, this game has never enjoyed such a huge popularity as poker or blackjack. However, it certainly experienced the ‘second birth’ in online casino for US players.
Let’s proceed from the history to the rules of this game. Although Let it Ride is often regarded as a variation of poker, these two games have not too much in common. Well, you will notice that the same poker hands are used in Let it Ride as in traditional poker. However, Let it Ride is a solitary game meaning that a player doesn’t have to compete with any other players. We decided to examine the rules of this card game on the example of Rushmore Casino software. So, entering the game you will see a traditional green card table with ‘Let it Ride’ written in the very center of it. Underneath the inscription you will see a field for three cards and three betting areas saying RAISE. So, in the very beginning a player is expected to place an ante bet. You can place you bet just pressing the chips of $1, $5, $25, $100 or $500. The maximum bet you can make in Rushmore Casino is $250, by the way. It’s also worth mentioning that Let it Ride in Rushmore Casino offers progressive jackpots for the highest poker hands starting with Flush to Royal Flush. To be eligible to receive a progressive payout, you should place a side bet ( there is a dedicated spot for it to the right of the three main betting spots).
Having chosen your ante bet, you can press a Deal button. You will be dealt three cards face up. The next thing you should do is to analyze these three cards in terms of the prospective poker hands you may have in the end and decide whether to continue or raise the ante bet. If you believe that first three cards are strong enough and press a raise button, then your first bet is doubled ( you can see it on the second betting circle). After this you will be dealt the fourth card and have to make the same decision once again. The maximum number of bets you can make in Let it Ride is three compare to poker when the betting can go on for hours. After you place your third bet ( or press a Continue button), you will be dealt the last card and your hand will be compared with the payout table. Qualifying payouts in Let it Ride begin with Pair of 10s up to the Royal Flush.
Speaking of the optimum strategy of the Let it Ride in online casino for US players it is actually based on the rules of when you should raise you bet or not. So, when you have three cards face-up you should raise if you have a playing hand already( like a pair or better), if you have three consecutive cards or cards of the same suit or if you have a promising hand for Straight or Straight Flush ( like 10,J and K and so on). The higher your cards, the better.
In general, we can say that Let it Ride is quite an interesting game to play. Beginners can use it to learn the poker hands while advanced poker players can enjoy something slightly different from their habitual experience. We have described Let it Ride software produced by Realtime Gaming, and you should be aware that some slightest changes can be introduced on other gambling sites.
