Let It Ride Poker strategy

Let It Ride Poker strategy

With three cards you should only "let it ride" if you have:

Any paying hand (tens or better, three of a kind)
Any three to a royal flush
Three suited cards in a row except 2-3-4, and ace-2-3
Three to a straight flush, spread 4, with at least one high card (ten or greater)
Three to a straight flush, spread 5, with at least two high cards

With four cards you should only "let it ride" if you have:

Any paying hand (tens or better, two pair, three of a kind)
Any four to a royal flush
Any four to a straight flush
Any four to a flush
Any four to an outside straight with at least one high card
Any four to an outside straight with no high cards (zero house edge)
Any four to an inside straight with 4 high cards (zero house edge)

A lot of people have asked me what I mean by "inside straight", "outside straight", "spread 4", and "spread 5." An inside straight is one in which an 'inside' card is missing, such as (4,5,7,8). An outside straight is one in which an outside card is missing, such as (4,5,6,7). Outside straights are much better because there are 8 cards that can complete them as opposed to 4 for an inside straight. Spread 4 means that the cards in question span 4 ranks in a row, for example a (5,6,8). Spread 5 means the cards in question span 5 ranks, for example a (5,7,9).