The objective of the game is to obtain as good a hand as possible: pair of 10's as a minimum and Royal Flush as a maximum. The game is concerning to the so-called stud pokers in which players receive face down cards and face up cards. There are no competitors in the game, so only player's personal result is important. (If you are familiar with the rules, you can skip the next chapter and read the instructions to the virtual play mode only).
A standard 52-cards deck is used and before each hand is reshuffled. The game begins with the player making three equal bets. Notice that in Let It Ride the player could not raise the bets only to lower them. During the hand it is allowed to get one or two bets back. However as much money will be on the table by the end of a game the larger winning will be (it is paid according to the payout table on the each remaining bet).
Let’s get back to the moment when the bets have just made, the game began and the cards are dealing. Three of them go to the player and two are placed face down as the community cards. When estimated the chances of making the poker hand from the cards and still unknown community cards given, the player should decide what to do with the bets: to withdraw one or to keep it on the table.
When the player completes his turn the dealer opens one of the community cards. Now the player should take one more decision: to remove one bet or just continue the game without any changes. When he decides what to do the dealer open the second card from the community cards. If the poker hand appears from all of the cards given, the player is given back the bets rested and the wins on each of them (see the paytable below).
The side bet. The player could make the additional bet in $1. If he gets any poker hand, except for the lowest one, he will be paid (apart from the winnings) from $6 to $20,000.
| Name | Description | Raise payouts | Bonus payouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush |
The highest poker combination is 5 cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending with an ace (10-J-Q-K-A). | 1,000 to 1 | $20,000 |
| Straight Flush |
5 cards of the same suit in sequence. | 200 to 1 | $2,000 |
| Four of a Kind |
4 cards of the same denomination (e.g. four tens). | 50 to 1 | $100 |
| Full House |
3 cards of the same denomination, and 2 cards of another denomination (e.g. 3 Kings and 2 sixes). | 11 to 1 | $75 |
| Flush |
5 cards of same suit. | 8 to 1 | $50 |
| Straight |
5 of any suit in sequence (e.g. 8-9-10-J-Q). Ace can be either the highest (10-J-Q-K-A), or the lowest card in the combination (5-4-3-2-A). Combination with Ace between the cards (4-3-2-A-K) is not considered as Straight. | 5 to 1 | $25 |
| Three of a Kind |
3 cards of the same denomination, and any two other cards (e.g. 3 sixes). | 3 to 1 | $9 |
| Two Pairs |
Two pairs of cards of the same denomination (e.g. 2 sixes and 2 tens). | 2 to 1 | $6 |
| One Pair: 10's or Better |
A pair of cards of the same denomination: from 10s to Aces (e.g. 2 Jacks). | 1 to 1 |
To begin the game, choose the value of the chips for your bets. To do that, click on the one of the appropriate chip placed at the lower right of the screen.