Let it Ride is a fun online casino version of poker

Since the introduction of online casinos and the resulting surge in popularity for playing casino games online, the game of poker has proved to be the biggest beneficiary. It appears that not only are more and more people playing poker online but even the poker tournaments are attracting more new entrants every year. Serious poker players nowadays almost always choose to play the Texas Hold’em format of the game but the online casinos also have several alternative forms of poker within their casino games ranges, some of which are perhaps more suitable for beginners or those of us on limited budgets. Ladbrokes and Bet365 for example feature a casino game called ‘Let it Ride’, which is a version of poker which enables players to set their own maximum stake for every hand. ‘Let it Ride’ is played against the house for fixed odds based on the ranking of any winning hand. We have detailed the rules of ‘Let it Ride’ on our casino games pages, but it really is very easy. First the player needs to place three equal ante bets of at least the minimum table stake, usually quite small at most online casinos, after which three cards are dealt face up followed by two community cards face down in the middle of the table. Depending on the potential of the open cards the player can now choose to remove one of the ante bets or as the name of the game suggests let it ride. One community card is then revealed and the player can again choose to remove the second ante bet or again let it ride. The second community card is then turned over and a winning hand is paid at fixed odds according to the ranking of the hand. Playing this casino game really is that simple but it does teach players about the rankings of poker hands and the odds of achieving a winning hand. Make sure you check the house rules before you play because some online casinos specify a minimum winning hand, commonly a pair of tens.