Red Dog Poker Review

Rating : 9.2/10

Red Dog Poker

Ari Waknine

Red Dog Poker

Red Dog Poker Although Red Dog doesn’t use the poker hand rankings, it plays very similarly to table poker games in that you are presented a situation represented by playing…

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Red Dog Poker

Although Red Dog doesn’t use the poker hand rankings, it plays very similarly to table poker games in that you are presented a situation represented by playing cards, and you have to make a decision about how to play the situation with the information that you’re given. There are a lot of different payouts in this game, and knowing the rules takes a little bit of practice.

Red Dog Game-play

You start off by placing a bet, and then the dealer puts two cards on the table where you can see them. If they are the same, then a third card is dealt to see if the third card is the same as well. If so, then you win 11:1 on your bet with a special payout. If not, then the hand is a tie and you go on to the next hand. The hand is also a tie if the two cards are right beside each other in order like 87 or JT.

The cards go in order of value, and the ace is always high. If the cards are at least one spot apart, then you’re given the option to place an additional bet on whether the next care is going to land between the two original cards. You essentially get to double your bet with a raise or keep it the way it is and let the hand play out. The spread is also announced at this point, and that means the number of card rankings that could win the bet for you. For example, if T and 7 are dealt, then there is a two-card spread since two cards could win it for you (eights and nines).

Various Payouts

Aside from the 11:1 payout that you can get for having three cards of the same rank hit in a row, you can also win some special payouts based on the spread. You win 5:1 for hitting a one-card spread, 4:1 for a two-card spread and 2:1 for a three-card spread. All spreads of four and higher will pay out at 1:1. This is the standard payout schedule, though some games might offer slightly different payouts for different spreads.

Strategy in Red Dog

Your strategic option in this game is to decide when to raise. Some people are tempted to raise with a spread of one, two or three because of the higher payouts, but this isn’t the best way to play. Instead, you should only raise when the spread is seven or more. This is when you have the best of it on your extra bet, and always raising when the spread is seven and up will help to boost your payout rate.

On average, you’ll achieve a payout rate of about 97.2 percent when you play a standard six-deck game. The house advantage doesn’t change much depending on how many decks there are, so it’s not a very important number to know. However, you do want to pay attention to the payout for getting three cards in a row that are the same since that increasing can nudge the house advantage a bit lower.