This easy-to-learn game, Let it Ride poker, offers guests the opportunity to control two of their three bets wagered. It is based on Five-Card stud poker. However in Let it Ride the players do not play against the dealer or any other player. They simply try to get the best possible poker hand. Whether you are a beginner, an intermediate player, or an expert, all the vital information on how to play Let It Ride Poker is provided below.
How to Play Let It Ride Poker
Bets:
In order to play, each player must place three (3) equal bets in the spaces indicated as 1, 2, and $. Let it Ride offers guests the unique opportunity to control two of their three bets wagered, as explained below. There is also an optional 3-card bonus bet. The object of the 3-card wager is to receive a pair or higher in the player’s 3 cards. All bets must be placed prior to the dealer announcing, “No More Bets.”
The Deal:
The Dealer deals three (3) cards to each player face down and also deals three Community Cards face down in a designated area on the layout. Without exposing the card, the Community Card on the dealer’s right is removed and placed in the discard rack, leaving two Community Cards.
The Play:
Players are not playing against the dealer or the other players. They are simply trying to get the best possible Poker hand by using their three cards and the community cards. Let it Ride offers guests the unique opportunity to control two of their three bets wagered.
After examining their cards, the player will have a choice to pull back their wager in 1, or “let it ride”. “Let it ride” is where the players leave the wager in its designated location, and it cannot be altered for the rest of the hand.
The dealer then turns one Community Card face up. The player may then ask for their 2 bet back or “let it ride.” After each player has decided on bet 2, each player’s cards will be placed face down on the designated area of the layout. At this time, the cards may not be touched again.
Regardless of the decision made concerning the first or second bet, a Player may not take back the third bet, which is denoted on the layout by a dollar sign ($).
The dealer then turns up the second Community Card and will address the players’ hands in a counterclockwise direction, by turning the three cards of each player face up. The three-card bonus wager will be addressed first. Then the 1, 2, $ wagers will be reviewed for a pair of 10’s or better between the players’ 3 cards and the community cards. All winning wagers will be settled based on the payout table provided below, and losing wagers will be collected.
Players cannot show their hands to other Players. There is a $50,000 maximum payout per round of play.
PROGRESSIVE
Players may make an optional $5 Progressive Side Bet wager that pays when they receive a 3 of a kind or higher. To be eligible to bet the $5 Progressive Side Bet, each player must place $, 1, 2 wager.
- Original wager is not returned
- A folded hand is not eligible to win progressive.
Must-Hit Jackpot
Resorts World Catskills offers a Must-Hit Jackpot which is linked to all games that offer a progressive wager. Simply bet the progressive wager as you normally would and during the round of play you will be eligible to receive the Must-Hit Jackpot. This jackpot is guaranteed to hit between $250 and $1,000.