Poker Ride is a variation of Poker that gives you a chance increase your bet as you go along. As each of the dealers cards are about to be turned you are able to decide if you want to increase your bet or not. All bets are made in coin value and the player chooses what value he wants the coins to be.

Poker Ride is played in three different stages. Initially, the player needs to choose which coin size he wants to bet with, he then places his bet and is dealt three cards. The dealer has two cards. The aim of the game is to get the best hand possible and the bet is placed in favor of getting a good hand.

The first stage is when the player has his first hand of three cards he can choose if he wants to increase his bet, this is done by pressing the "Raise" button or by keeping the same bet and continuing with the game. By pressing the "Raise" button, he is automatically adding the same value again to his bet, so if for example he bet 3 credits and decides to raise then he is increasing his bet to 6 credits. If he chooses to "Call" then the dealer's card is turned over automatically without the bet being raised. The second stage of the game is where the player has the choice either to raise his bet or to call before turning over the next card of the dealer, i.e. the fifth card. The final stage of the game is when the player has all five cards and the computer works out the winnings, or a new game can begin if there are no winnings. With Poker Ride there is also the option of adding one credit to the Progressive Jackpot, at the beginning of a game. The Progressive Jackpot is paid out if the player gets a Royal Flush; it is like a bonus scheme. If the player chooses to place a one credit bet in the Progressive Pot, it will show in the Jackpot credit Pot. To learn what the total Progressive Jackpot payout for Poker Ride is you can go to the official Progressive Jackpot website at Jackpot Madness: www.JackpotMadness.com. There is also a payment schedule for other hands for the Progressive Jackpot as follows: All payments are in credits and not coin sizes.

- A Royal Flush with pay out the full Progressive Jackpot
- A Straight Flush will pay out 10% of the current Progressive Jackpot amount for example if the Progressive Jackpot is 5000 credits and the player gets a Straight Flush he will win 500 credits from the Progressive Jackpot as well as his other winnings which are calculated based on the bet he made.
- A Four of a Kind will pay out 500 credits
- A Full House will pay out 100 credits
- A Flush will pay out 50 credits
It is important to remember that the Progressive Jackpot payouts only apply to real players and all winnings must be confirmed by the casino and Software manufacturer who reserve the right change and or amend any of the rules and regulations at their discretion.

There are no set formulas on how to win at Poker Ride but it is important to remember the hands that can win, and the payout rates according to each hand. There are nine different types of winning hands. The hand with the best payout is the Royal Flush. Below are the payout rates given according to the number of coins bet.

Royal Flush - a one coin bet will redeem 1000 times the coin size. A two coin bet will redeem 2000 times the coin size and a 3 coin bet will redeem 3000 times the coin size. So for example if the player had a coin size of $5 and he gets a Royal Flush after raising his bets each time then he will win $15000, plus the original $15 that he bet ( $5 at each hand)

Straight Flush - a one coin bet will redeem 200 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 400 times the coin size and a 3 coin bet will redeem 600 times the coin size.

Four of a Kind - a one coin bet will redeem 50 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 100 times the coin size and a 3 coin bet will redeem 150 times the coin size.

Full House - a one coin bet will redeem 11 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 22 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 33 times the coin size.

Flush - a one coin bet will redeem 8 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 16 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 24 times the coin size.

Straight - a one coin bet will redeem 5 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 10 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 15 times the coin size.

Three of a Kind - a one coin bet will redeem 3 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 6 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 9 times the coin size.

Two Pairs - a one coin bet will redeem 2 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 4 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 6 times the coin size.

Tens or Better - a one coin size will redeem 1 times the coin size, a two coin bet will redeem 2 times the coin size and a three coin bet will redeem 3 times the coin size. With each one the player also received back the amount that he betted.

Aside from the hands that can be achieved to give winning combinations as described below there are also standard terms used for Poker Ride, also mentioned below:

Royal Flush - this is a hand of five cards all of the same suit that is an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten.

Straight Flush - this is a hand of five cards from the same suit that is in sequential order for example, a two, three, four, five and six of hearts.

Four of a Kind - this is four cards of the same number that do not have to be from the same suit.

Full House - this is three cards of the same number that do not have to be cards from the same suit.

Flush - this hand is made up of five cards from the same suit but they do not have to be in sequential order.

Straight - this hand is five cards of any suit but in sequential order. For example it can be a two of clubs, a three of hearts and four of diamonds, a five of clubs and a six of spades.

Three of a Kind - this hand needs to be three cards of the same denomination (number) but not from the same suit and any two other cards.

Two Pairs - this hand is exactly as it sounds, it needs to be two pairs of any denomination, no matter what the suit is.

Tens or Better- this is the most common hand and is a combination of either a pair of Ten's , Jacks, Queens, Kings or Aces and three other cards that do not fit.

Deck - this is the pack of 52 cards used in a game.

Denomination - this is the face value on the card i.e. two or eight or Ace.

Face Cards- these are picture cards or any suit , for example the King of Spades or the Queen of Hearts

Pair - these are two cards that have the same denomination like the two of hearts and the two of spades.

Suit - this refers to the set of the cards, there are four per pack of cards, Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs.

Call - this is the term used to flip another card over without placing an additional bet.

Raise - this is the term used for increasing your bet