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 Let it Ride

Let It Ride is a poker hand game played on a blackjack type table, with a standard 52 card deck. Players try to get a pair of tens or better with up to three bets "riding". The bet placement table layout, from the players view, is shown at the right.

Play Procedure and Rules
Player makes three equal bets in the three circles marked "1", "2" and "$", right to left (illustrated above). The dealer deals three cards to each player and two community cards, face down, to himself.

After the player looks at his three cards, he may cancel his bet in Circle 1 by signaling the dealer to push it back to him, or he can "let it ride" and stay in play. Once the player chooses to let a bet ride it must stay on the table until the end of the game. Likewise when a bet is withdrawn, it stays out of play.

The dealer then turns one of his two cards face up. The player can now take his Circle 2 bet back or he can let it ride. His Circle 1 decision does not restrict his Circle 2 option in any way. After the player makes his Circle 2 choice the betting is over because the $ Circle bet always stays in play.

The dealer then completes all the players' hands by turning his second card face up.

At this final stage, if the combined five card hand does not give the player a pair of tens or better, the dealer collects the $ Circle bet and any others that the player let ride. If the player does have a pair of tens or better, the dealer pays the $ Circle bet and any others left in play, in accordance with the payout table.

EXAMPLE GAME: Player has three $10 bets in the circles and is dealt 2 fives and a jack. He pulls his Circle 1 bet back. The first card the dealer turns up is a five. Now the player has three fives (a sure winner) so he lets his Circle 2 bet ride. The dealer's other card turns out to be a nine. Player didn't improve his hand but still has a winning "Three of a Kind". At the 3-1 payout for this hand, the dealer pays him $30 for his $ Circle bet and $30 for his Circle 2 bet. Player wins $60.