Dec 23 2025
Let it Ride Hole-Card Play
Let it Ride (LIR) is a game that has been in casinos since the time of the dinosaurs. Because the dealer is dealt two face-down cards, the question of hole-card play naturally arises. Back in 2002 at a Las Vegas strip casino, I found a dealer exposing a hole-card, but at the time had no idea how to play against it.
The Loss Rebate Theorem
In several previous posts I investigated advantage play against loss rebates.
Hole-Carding Three Card Poker: Random Walks & ROR
Hole-carding Three Card Poker has been one of the mainstays of APs for over a decade. I discuss the details in this post. However, most APs have struggled to show the profit that the 3.48% edge should yield for them.
Hole-Carding Pai Gow Poker
In this post, I asked for input on how Pai Gow Poker (PGP) could be legitimately beat by advantage players. An AP who posted under the name “jet” left a comment to that blog post, writing: “Actually people have beaten Pai Gow in the past.
