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Summary Let It Ride is a five card stud game played against a fixed paytable rather than against a dealer's hand. Each player places three equal bets, receives three cards, and shares two community cards. Before each community card is revealed, the player may withdraw one of the first two bets. The third bet always stays in play. The lowest paying hand is a pair of tens. Under the standard paytable and optimal strategy, the house edge is 3.51%. The game's defining feature is that the player can reduce the amount at risk during the hand but can never increase it. Every decision is a choice between keeping a bet in play and taking it back. Rules Let It Ride is dealt from a single 52 card deck. The player places three bets of equal size, on spots usually marked 1, 2 and $. Each player receives three cards. Two community cards are dealt face down. After seeing three cards, the player either withdraws bet 1 or lets it ride. The first community card is turned. The player ei...

Summary Three Card Poker is a banking card game in which the player and the dealer each receive three cards from a single 52 card deck. It combines two independent wagers on one layout: Ante and Play, which is settled against the dealer's hand, and Pair Plus, which is settled only against a paytable. Under the reference rules below, with an Ante Bonus of 1, 4 and 5 to 1, the Ante and Play wager carries a house edge of about 3.37% per unit of ante. The Pair Plus edge depends on the paytable and ranges from 2.32% to 7.28% across the three common tables documented here. Field Value Category Poker Variants Deck One standard 52 card deck, shuffled each round Player decisions One: play or fold after seeing three cards Dealer qualifier Queen high or better Ante and Play edge, Ante Bonus 1, 4, 5 About 3.37% of the ante Pair Plus edge, 1, 4, 6, 30, 40 2.32% Last verified 7 October 2026 Rules The player places an Ante wager, a Pair Plus wager, or both. The dealer gives three cards face ...

Summary Casino War is a banking card game in which the player and the dealer each receive one card and the higher rank wins. It is played against the house with a standard deck shoe, most commonly six decks, and has one decision point: what to do when the two cards tie. Under six deck rules in which the player always goes to war, the house edge on the main wager is 2.88%. The optional Tie bet, at 10 to 1, carries an edge of 18.65%. Field Value Category Other Card Games Decks Six in the reference ruleset; one to eight decks also documented below Player decisions One, and only after a tie: go to war or surrender Main wager edge, six decks, always go to war 2.88% Tie bet edge, six decks, 10 to 1 18.65% Last verified 29 September 2026 (derived figures, recalculated for this entry) Rules The player places a main wager and, optionally, a Tie bet. The dealer gives one card face up to the player and one to the house. Cards rank as in poker, with Ace high and 2 low. Suits have no rank. If ...