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In Let it Ride Poker if you have a winning hand you always win

By admin on 2011-04-30 14:12:50

Poker comes in many forms especially at online casinos and despite Texas Hold’em being the most popular of them all there are many casino players who do not like the idea of being bluffed out of a winning hand due to lack of experience which is why Let it Ride Poker is good for beginners as well as experienced players. Let it Ride is a poker game in which you are playing against the casino for fixed odds so the better your hand the more you win and there is no bluffing involved so if you have a winning hand you win, end of story. There is a full explanation of let it ride in our casino games rules section but in simple terms let it ride progresses as follows:- you start by placing three equal value bets on the table and the first three cards are dealt. As we know, a poker hand is made up of five cards so three cards is only a partial hand but at this stage you have to decide whether the cards you hold have the possibility to make a winning hand when combined with two other cards which will be dealt; a winning hand in let it ride poker is usually a pair of tens or better. If you think that the cards you hold are good enough you simply let your stakes ride which is where the name let it ride comes from; if on the other hand you do not think that your three cards when combined with two other cards will result in a pair of tens or better you can withdraw one of your bets from the table. Unlike many card games where if you do not bet you are out of the hand in let it ride you are still in the game but you are playing for a lower stake. After this decision a further card is dealt and the process repeated after which the final card is dealt and you discover whether you have a winning hand or not. Let it ride poker is a very interesting game and ideal for beginners at poker to learn the value of hands.