Red dog poker
Red dog poker is not any variant of the poker game although its name contain poker and it is a game of cards played for chance. This game can be said to be a variation of the gambling game called acey-deucey and although many real casinos no longer offer this game, its popularity has resulted in online gambling sites to provide it as a choice of play.
The game of Red dog poker is played with a standard deck of 52 cards and the number of card decks used in this game may vary from one to eight. Interestingly, more the number of card decks is employed in the game lesser becomes the house advantage, as borne out by the fact that when played with one deck house edge is around 3.155% but falls to approximately 2.751% when the game is being played with eight decks. This feature of the game of Red dog poker is in contrast with some other casino gambling games played with cards such as blackjack where it has been observed that the house edge increases when more decks of cards are introduced in the game.
The game of Red dog poker is very easy to play and employs only three cards at one time. The ranking of the cards are same as that in any poker game and the ace cards are always assigned the high value. However, in the Red dog poker game the suits of the cards are never important. The game play, which follows closely the format of the acey-deucey game, consists of a player being dealt two cards with their faces up in front of him on the game table and a bet is posted. The use of the third card in the game and also the result of play depends on the two cards that are initially dealt to the player.
