|
These
bonus payoffs are in addition to the regular
payoff schedule. Just remember that if you
don't make the extra $1 tournament bet, you
will not be eligible for the above bonus payoffs.
Is it worth making the extra tournament bet?
Stanley Ko, in his book Mastering the Game
of Let It Ride, presents a mathematical analysis
to determine this answer, and concludes that
it is a profitable bet if you win the first
prize. For more details, consult his book.
Mathematically, about 75 percent of the hands
dealt to you in Let it Ride will result in
no-win-a surprise to many poker players who
assume that tens or better aren't that hard
to catch. It is not uncommon to be dealt many
hands in a row and not win anything. This
means that your playing bankroll will be diminishing
until you get lucky and are dealt one of the
payoff hands. When this occurs, you better
be ready to take your profits and run!
| Rank
of Poker Hands |
| (Highest
to Lowest) |
|
| |
|
| Royal
flush |
:
A, K, Q, J, 10 in the same suit |
| Straight
flush |
:
Five consecutive cards in the same suit
|
| Four
of a kind |
:
Four cards of same rank |
| Full
house |
:
Three of a kind and two of a kind |
| Straight |
:
Five consecutive cards not of same suit
|
| Three
of a kind |
:
Three cards of same rank |
| Two
pair |
:
Two separate pairs of cards |
| One
pair |
:
One pair of identically ranked cards
|
| No
pair |
:
A hand with five odd cards |
|
