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Let It Ride | Strategy

On this page we will discuss an optimal let it ride strategy. The house edge for Let It Ride is 3.5%, assuming the player is playing optimal strategy, and taking into account rare hands like a Royal Flush or a Straight Flush. Optimal strategy involves knowing when to let your bets ride. You have two decisions to make, i.e. whether to let the first bet ride or not, and whether to let the second bet ride or not. Each decision is governed by a different set of rules, which we will discuss shortly.

Optimal Let It Ride strategy for letting your first bet ride

Let the first bet ride if you have:

• A winning hand: a Pair of tens or better (high Pair or Three of a Kind).
• A three card Royal Flush.
• A three card open ended Straight Flush, with the lowest card being a 3 or higher (don't let the first bet ride with A/2/3 suited or 2/3/4 suited)
• Three cards to a Straight Flush, with one hole, and at least one high card (ten or greater), e.g. 7, 8, 10.
• Three cards to a Straight Flush, with two holes, and at least two high cards (ten or greater), e.g. 7, 10, J.

Optimal Let It Ride strategy for letting your second bet ride

Let the second bet ride if you have:

• A winning hand: a Pair of tens or better (high Pair, Three of a Kind, two Pairs, Four of a Kind).
• A four card Royal Flush, Straight Flush, or Flush.
• A four card open ended Straight.
• Four cards to a Straight, with one hole, and four high cards.

Never take the bonus bet

In Let It Ride poker you are offered to place a $1 side bet, to be eligible for bonus payouts. Do *not* take this bet, because, depending on the payout table, the house edge can vary from 15% to as much as 30%.

Beware of payout limits

Sometimes a casino imposes a maximum payout limit on each game of Let It Ride. You will never win more than the payout limit, even if you get a Royal Flush. If the maximum payout limit is $60,000, there is no reason to bet more than $20 per bet. If you bet more, let all 3 bets ride, and receive a Royal Flush, you winnings will exceed the maximum payout limit. You can determine your optimal bet size by dividing the payout limit by 3000. If the optimal bet size is lower than the minimum bet size the casino is offering, then go find another casino!