
Much of the strategy in Millennium Ride simply involves determining when a player should let their bets ride and when they should pull one back. Below are general guidelines for Millennium Ride strategy, as far as when to let it ride or not (all information below based on analysis by WizardofOdds.com (http:/wizardofodds.com/letitride):
With three cards you should only let it ride if you have:
With four cards you should only let it ride if you have:
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).