LET IT RIDE:
Let it Ride® was first introduced in 1993 by Shuffle Master, a gambling-device manufacturing company, as a means of pushing its automatic shuffling machines (see below). Since its first appearance on the casino floor, Let it Ride® has become incredibly popular and can now be found in more than 200 casinos around the USA.


There are several reasons why Let it Ride® has become so popular.

1. It's based on basic poker hands that everybody understands.
2. Players have a chance to win a substantial jackpot

3. The game incorporates strategy decisions that allow the player to feel like s/he's 'in control' (a factor not to be underestimated in gambling games)
4. It's easy to learn and fun to play.

5. Perhaps most appealing is the fact that gamblers can take back some of the money they wager as the cards are being dealt.



Shuffle Master machines are used in casinos for a whole range of games, including :

Let It Ride Poker is quite a popular game due to it's simplicity, the game is played by placing THREE equal bets in the circles provided. As a player you will receive three cards and two cards will be placed face down in front of the dealer. The two cards in front of the dealer are community cards used by all the players to make a five card poker hand. After looking at your three cards you'll be given the oppitunity to take back one of your three bets or LET IT RIDE!
The Dealer will then expose the first of the two community cards, you'll then be asked to take back your second bet or LET IT RIDE! The dealer will then expose the second of the community cards. Your third and final bet can not be removed, you now have a five card poker hand and will be paid out according to the chart below.


PAYOUTS:

As you may notice on the chart above there are both basic payouts and bonus payouts. Having said that, you'll find that most Casinos don't offer the Bonus payouts.


Inside The Swag Bag:







To chase a Flush on a game of Let It Ride you must hold at least one high card. As you can see above this would mean having a 10 or better.
Only a FOOL would chase an inside straight.