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Let It Ride strategy chart
This Let It Ride strategy chart tells you whether to let each bet ride or pull it back. Find the first line that matches your cards; if nothing matches, pull the bet back. It is the complete best-play strategy for both decisions.
Bet 1: three cards
| Your three cards | Play |
|---|---|
| Three of a kind | Let it ride |
| Pair of 10s or better | Let it ride |
| Three suited cards, all 10 or higher | Let it ride |
| Three suited cards in a row, 3-4-5 or higher | Let it ride |
| Three suited, one gap, at least one card 10 or higher | Let it ride |
| Three suited, two gaps, at least two cards 10 or higher | Let it ride |
| Anything else | Pull it back |
A gap is a missing rank inside the run. 8-9-J has one gap (the 10). 9-J-K has two (the 10 and the queen). Suited 2-3-4 and A-2-3 are pulled back. You let bet 1 ride on 1,608 of the 22,100 possible three-card hands, about 7%.
Bet 2: four cards
| Your three cards and the first community card | Play |
|---|---|
| Pair of 10s or better, two pair or better | Let it ride |
| Four cards of one suit | Let it ride |
| Four in a row, open both ends, a card 10 or higher | Let it ride |
| Four in a row, open both ends, all below 10 | Either: worth exactly 0 |
| Four cards 10 or higher, one card from a straight | Either: worth exactly 0 |
| Anything else | Pull it back |
"Open both ends with a card 10 or higher" means 7-8-9-10, 8-9-10-J, 9-10-J-Q or 10-J-Q-K. J-Q-K-A only fills at one end, so it is in the "either" group with 10-J-Q-A, 10-J-K-A and 10-Q-K-A. You let bet 2 ride on about 15% of four-card hands.
Hands people get wrong
- 9♠9♥2♦ A pair of 9s: pull it back. Only 10s or better pay.
- Q♠K♠A♥ Three high cards, not suited: pull it back.
- 4♠3♠2♠ Suited 2-3-4: pull it back. Suited 3-4-5 rides.
- 6♠7♠9♠ One gap but no card 10 or higher: pull it back. 8♠9♠J♠ rides.
- 7♠9♠J♠ Two gaps and only one high card: pull it back.
- A♠Q♠10♠7♦ Three to a royal, but with four cards there is no flush draw: pull bet 2 back.
- K♠Q♥J♦9♣ An inside straight draw: pull bet 2 back.
- 8♥6♥4♥K♥ Four to a flush, even with low cards: let bet 2 ride.
Reading the chart at the table
- Do you have a pair of 10s or better? Let it ride, on both bets.
- Are your cards all one suit? Check the straight flush lines for bet 1, or let bet 2 ride with four of them.
- With four cards, is it four in a row with a 10 or higher? Let bet 2 ride.
- Nothing matches? Pull the bet back.
How often each play comes up
| Bets up at the end | Share of hands |
|---|---|
| $ bet only | 84.6% |
| Bet 2 and $ | 8.2% |
| Bet 1 and $ | 0.3% |
| All three | 6.9% |
From our exact count of every possible deal, played by the chart.
How close the calls are
Each line comes from the average result of letting the bet ride, worked out over every card still to come. A positive number rides; a negative number goes back.
| Hand | Bet | Average result per $1 that rides |
|---|---|---|
| J-Q-K suited | Bet 1 | +$1.24 |
| 3-4-5 suited | Bet 1 | +$0.21 |
| 7-8-10 suited | Bet 1 | +$0.17 |
| 2-3-4 suited | Bet 1 | -$0.03 |
| Pair of 9s | Bet 1 | -$0.06 |
| Four to a flush | Bet 2 | +$0.81 |
| 9-10-J-Q | Bet 2 | +$0.38 |
| 2-3-4-5 | Bet 2 | $0.00 |
| K-Q-J-9 | Bet 2 | -$0.13 |
Some of the calls are close. Suited 2-3-4 misses by about 3 cents on the dollar, which is why it is the hand people most often get wrong.
How good is the chart?
It is the best play. Following it gives a house edge of 3.51% of one bet, the lowest the game allows. Odds and house edge. The reasons behind each line: Let It Ride strategy.
Using the chart
Play with the chart next to you, then without it. Our free game grades every decision, and in Practice it can show the right play before you choose. Practice with hints.
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Questions
Is there a strategy chart for Let It Ride?
Yes. Two short tables cover it: with three cards, ride on a pair of 10s or better, trips or a strong straight flush draw; with four cards, ride on a paying hand, four to a flush or an open straight with a 10 or higher.
Should you let it ride with three high cards in Let It Ride?
Only if they are suited. Q-K-A suited is three to a royal and rides. Offsuit, pull it back.
Should you let it ride on 2-3-4-5 in Let It Ride?
Either choice is equal. An open straight draw with no card 10 or higher is worth exactly zero on bet 2.
Do you let it ride on an inside straight in Let It Ride?
No, unless all four cards are 10 or higher, and then either choice is equal. K-Q-J-9 is pulled back.
Is the Let It Ride strategy chart perfect?
Yes. It matches the best possible play and gives a house edge of 3.51% of one bet.
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