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AIM OF THE GAME
The game is based on five-card
poker. The objective is to make a winning poker hand (at
least a pair of tens or higher) from the combination of
the three player cards and two community cards.
HOW TO PLAY
A player begins each hand by
placing an ante on the table which consists of three
identical bets with an option of making an additional £1
bet in order to qualify for a bonus. Six cards are dealt
in total. The first three cards are dealt to the player
(face up) and the next three cards are placed in front of
the dealer (face down). At this time, the player may
choose to withdraw the first bet (Pull Bet) or keep it on
the table (Let It Ride).
The dealer then discards the fourth card and turns over
the fifth card and the player must decide whether to Let
It Ride or to Pull the second bet after which the dealer
finally turns over the sixth card and the hand is scored.
The player wins if the player's hand qualifies with at
least a pair of tens, the payoff is determined by the
quality of the hand.
Players can win a bonus on top of their payouts if they
place the additional £1 bet by drawing one of the
following hands: Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a
Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, or Three of a Kind. For
information on payoffs, please consult the payoff table
below. The skill of the player is required to find the
appropriate strategy for the 51,979,200 possible
variations of this game.
Example of Winning Payoffs
Suppose you made three £5 initial bets and let the
number 1 and 2 bets ride. You end up with a five-card
flush. The payoff is 8 to 1 which means you would be
paid £40 for the bet riding on number 1, another £40 for
the bet on number 2, and a third £40 for the bet in the
£ betting circle. Your total winnings is £120 plus you
get to keep the initial three £15 bet. If you get real
lucky and end up with a royal flush, you’d be paid
£15,000 for your initial £15 investment!
Keep in mind that if you let
the number 1, and 2 bets ride and you do not end up with
at least a pair of tens or higher, you would lose all
three £5 bet.
The payoffs for Let It Ride
Bonus game work like this. Suppose you made the
mandatory three £5 bets and also the optional £1 side
bet, you let all three bets ride, and you end up with a
five-card straight. You would win a total of £75 for the
5 to 1 straight payoff on each of the three bets you let
ride plus an additional £25 for the dollar side bet
(total win £100).
Payout Table
The basic payout table offered by most casinos is
summarized in Table 1. In includes a royal flush payout of
1,000 to 1. Some casinos, in particular those in North and
South Dakota and in Colorado, use an alternate payout
table that includes a 500 to 1 royal flush payoff
|
Let It Ride Hand |
Payout |
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Royal Flush (A, K, Q,
J, 10 of same suit) |
1,000 to 1 |
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Straight Flush (Five
consecutive cards of the same suit) |
200 to 1
|
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Four –of-a-Kind (Four
cards of the same rank) |
50 to 1
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Full House
(Three-of-a-kind plus a pair) |
11 to 1
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Flush (Five cards of
the same suit) |
8 to 1
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Straight (Five
consecutive cards but not of the same rank) |
5 to 1
|
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Three-of-a-Kind
(Three cards of the same rank) |
3 to 1
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Two pair (Two
separate pairs of identically ranked cards) |
2 to 1
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Pair of tens, jacks,
queens, kings, aces |
1 to 1
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