Poker is a popular game world over and more so in Canada. In the common poker variants players pay an ante to receive their first two cards and have to wager additional amounts as more cards are exposed in order to stay in the game. Online casino software providers love to innovate with basic land casino game formats. Cryptologic offers a game at its online casinos titled Let It Ride Poker. Here players have to make the total bet upfront. If the cards exposed are not favorable then they can pull back parts of the bet.
Play in Cryptologic Let It Ride Poker starts with the player making three bets of equal size. Then three cards are dealt face up to the player and two cards are dealt face down. On the basis the first three cards the player has to decide whether to pull back one of the bets or to “let it ride”. Then one of the two face down cards is turned over. The player again has to decide whether to pull out a bet or “let it ride”. The decision taken the second time is completely independent of the first. If the player sees a good future in the first three cards, Cryptologic allows him to let all bets ride and bypass the middle stage. In the end the second face down card is turned over and payouts made according to the payout table.
The Cryptologic Let It Ride Poker payout table starts paying from Tens or Better. The payouts are as follows: Tens or Better 1 to 1; Two Pairs 2 to 1; Three of a Kind 3 to 1; Straight 6 to 1; Flush 8 to 1; Full House 11 to 1; Four of a Kind 50 to 1; Straight Flush 200 to 1 and Royal Flush 1,000 to 1.
Let It Ride Poker is an online casino game that combines skill with luck. If players pull back their bets using optimum strategy then they can achieve long term average returns of 96.5%. The optimum strategy is described in brief below. With three cards exposed players should “let it ride” only on the following hands: any paying hand, any three to a royal flush, three suited cards in a row and three to a straight flush with a spread of 4 and at least one card that is ten or greater. With four cards exposed players should “let it ride” only on the following hands: any paying hand, any four cards of the same suit and any four to an outside straight with at least one card that is ten or greater.
Cryptologic Let It Ride Poker also allows for an optional bonus bet of a fixed amount of $1. This pays out independently against a different payout table. The payouts are as follows: Three of a Kind $5; Straight $25; Flush $50; Full House $200; Four of a Kind $400; Straight Flush $3,000 and Royal Flush $30,000. This bet is a sucker bet and should be avoided. In general players should be wary of bonus side bets in online casino table games. Cryptologic Let It Ride Poker is a slick game that incorporates the best of gaming features. These include advanced settings, game speed adjustments and a very comprehensive auto bet feature.
