Let IT Ride (card Game) - Strategy and House Edge

Strategy and House Edge

Like blackjack and video poker, player decisions in Let It Ride affect the house edge. The strategy outlined below assumes the standard payout structure shown above. With correct strategy, the casino's edge in Let It Ride is about 3.5% of the final, non-withdrawable third of the initial wager.

The correct strategy for withdrawing parts of the wager depends in general on the exact payout table. The following strategy applies to the example table above:

After the player has seen only their own hand and no community cards, they should withdraw a third of their wager unless they have any of the following:

• A pair of 10's or better, or three of a kind.
• Any suited three cards that are all 10 or higher.
• Any suited three cards in a row, where the lowest card is three or above.
• Any three suited cards with a spread of four and with at least one card 10 or higher.
• Any three suited cards with a spread of five and with at least two cards 10 or higher.

After the player has seen a further community card, they should inspect the four cards which they can see, and withdraw a third of their initial wager unless it contains any of the following:

• A pair of 10's or better, two pairs, or three or four of a kind.
• Four suited cards.
• Four cards in a row whereof the lowest card is a three or higher.
• Four cards with a spread of five, whereof the lowest card is a 10.