Red Dog
A card game similar to AceyDeucey and InBetween. The game is
played on a blackjacksized table with two betting spots "bet" and
"raise" using a 52card deck. Only three cards are played per hand. Card suit
is not relevant in Red Dog.
The popularity of Red
Dog is largely due to its simplicity. As the pros say, if you can remember the number
seven and know how to subtract, then you can play Red Dog as well as anyone in the world.
As a player, you
place an opening bet and the dealer will deal two cards. The object of the game is to bet
on the likelihood that the rank of a third card is going to fall between the first two. If
it does fall between, you win. If it doesn't, you lose.
Instruction to
learn how to play Red Dog Poker
HOW TO PLAY
So far, it's too simple. This is where the "raise" bet comes in and it's based
on the "spread". Spread is the number of card values that lie between the two
initial cards. The value of any card from 2 to 10 counts at face value, a jack counts as
11, a queen as 12, a king as 13, and an ace counts as 14
A couple of examples are
worthwhile. Let's say the dealer deals a 7 and a 10. What's the spread? Since 8 and 9 fall
between the 7 and 10, the spread is 2. Ok, let's say the next hand plays a 4 and a 5. The
spread? Since the cards are consecutive, no cards fall between 4 and 5, it's called a
"tie", you keep your money and the hand is over.
The interesting part of
Red Dog is betting on the spread. This is an optional second bet where you go for a bonus
payout. The house sets the odds based on a simple principle: the narrower the spread, the
higher the potential payout ("bonus").
Betting
As indicated, you open with a bet and the dealer deals two cards. The cards are placed
face up on the table and the dealer will place a marker to indicate (a) the spread and (b)
the odds the house offers on an additional bet (the "raise"). If you bet no
further, you will win your original bet at even money if you win the hand.
If you do decide to
raise, you're betting at house odds as printed on the Red Dog table. If you win, you get
your original bet at even money and the raise bet at the odds indicated.
If the first two cards
are a tie consecutive cards you keep your bet.
If the two cards are a
pair, betting stops but you'll get paid at 11:1 if the third card makes it three of a
kind. Otherwise you lose your bet.
Finally, if the third
card matches either of the first two, you lose your bet.
