Online casinos offer a wide range of casino games based on poker

Although most of the casino games we can now access at the online casinos are slots and video slots we now also have access to more of what would be considered to be traditional casino games. In Ireland the traditional casino games of roulette and blackjack were generally the only games of this type available at our casinos, but we can now play traditional games such as craps and baccarat online thanks to the online casinos. There is no doubt however that of all the traditional casino games we can now access online it is poker which has seen the biggest surge in interest. There are now far more people regularly playing poker than ever before, and there are even specialist online poker sites where poker enthusiasts can play each other. Serious poker players normally concentrate on the Texas Hold’em format of poker, but the online casinos also offer a full range of alternative versions of poker which can be played against the house for small stakes. Texas Hold’em can be a bit too hot for some of us, but a casino game such as Let it Ride for instance helps new players to learn the rankings of poker hands without huge risk. In fact Let it Ride is probably one of the easiest of the casino games based on poker. The player starts by placing three equal ante bets, after which five cards are dealt three of which are face up and two blind. The player now has the option to remove one of the ante bets if the three open cards look poor, or let the bet ride. One blind card is then revealed and again the player has the option to remove an ante bet or let it ride. The last blind card is then revealed and a winning hand paid out at fixed odds. Let it Ride is a quick and easy casino game based on poker which can be played against the house for small stakes. It is also great fun so give it a go.