Let it Ride Poker is a great poker variation that is easy to learn, especially if you are familiar with community card poker games. The object of the game is to make the best possible poker hand out of a combination of three hole cards and two community cards. A very unique aspect of Let It Ride Poker is that you are playing neither against the other players nor against the dealer. The object is to simply get a winning poker hand. To begin the game, each player makes three equal bets and places them on the clearly marked areas on the playing table. Once all wagers have been made, the dealer deals three cards face down to all players and to him or herself. The dealer immediately discards one of the three cards dealt in front of him and the cards remaining are the community cards that can be used by all players. This is the time in the game that you have your first opportunity to recall one of your 3 bets. If you look at your hand and decide that its not good enough to risk 3 bets on, you may ask for your 3rd bet back, or you can Let It Ride and continue to the next part of the game. The dealer now flips over one of the community cards and you have yet another chance to either recall a bet or Let It Ride. After all players have made their decisions, the second community card is shown. At this point, all players use the community cards and their hole cards to create their best possible poker hand, of at least a pair of tens. Payouts depend completely on your wagers and the payouts shown on the payout table of the game.

Now that you understand the basics of the game, we would like to offer a strategy that will help you to improve your game. This particular strategy will help you to better decide when to recall your first bet and when to Let It Ride. A good rule of thumb is to always Let It Ride on your first bet when you have the following hands:

1. 10s or better
2. 3 of a Kind
3. 3 cards to a Straight Flush beginning with a 3
4. 3 cards to a Straight Flush in any order w/at least 2 high cards

You should let your 2nd bet ride when you have:

1. Any winning Hand
2. 4 to a Royal Flush, Straight Flush or Flush
3. 4 consecutive cards to a Straight
4. 4 high cards to a Straight
Using this strategy will both improve your skills in the game and help you to win more often.

There are several great and very useful tips available for Let It Ride Poker, and a few of them have been assembled here for your convenience. Since most of these tips revolve around when to Let It Ride and when to recall your bet, we have created the table below to help you to know when to take what action.

Circle 1 Bet - Hands to Let Ride

Pair of 10s or Better
3 to a Royal Flush
3 to a Straight Flush
3 to an Inside Straight Flush
3 to a Double Inside Straight Flush w/2 High Cards
Ten, Jack, Queen

Circle 2 Bet - Hands to Let Ride

Pair of 10s or Better
4 to a Flush
4 to an Open Ended Straight
4 High Cards