Red Dog Poker at the Online Casino

Red Dog poker is a poker card game that is usually dealt from a shoe containing four or five decks, although single deck games can be found occasionally, as can games with 6 or 8 decks. When playing Red Dog Poker at an online casino this becomes irrelevant. The random number generator is programmed to provide similar odds as the real game but in fact there is no specific number of decks used in a game of online Red Dog Poker.

After the players bet, two cards are dealt face up on the table. If the two cards are adjacent, it is a tie. If the two cards are not identical, the player is allowed to place a "raise" bet, up to the size of the original bet. If the third card drawn is between the first two cards, the player wins. If the first two cards are identical the player is not allowed to raise, and if the third card matches the first two, the player is paid 11:1. Payoffs are at even money unless the first two cards are a pair or the "spread" is 3 or less. The following chart can help you understand the betting system when playing Red Dog Poker at an online casino:

Spread	Payoff
pair 1	1:1 (w/ matching 3rd card)
pair	push (w/ non-matching 3rd card)
0	(adjacent) push
1	5:1
2	4:1
3	2:1
4 - 11	1:1

The number of players at the table is totally irrelevant, since all players win or lose simultaneously. As far as strategy for playing Red Dog poker at an online casino, there is really only one decision the player is allowed to make and that is whether or not to double the bet. With these payoffs, the bet should be doubled only when the spread is 7 or greater. The house edge for Red Dog is about 3%, and decreases slightly as more decks are used. Always check to see what the house edge is at the online casino you are playing at. We hope you enjoy playing Red Dog Poker. Look for an online casino in our casino directory that offers Red Dog Poker games.