Red dog (card game)

"Yablon" redirects here. For the Russian river, see Yablon (river).
A round of red dog. Dealt two cards whose values are neither the same nor adjacent to each other, the player bets on whether the value of the third card will fall between the value of the first two.

Red dog, also known as Yablon, is a game of chance played with cards, in which two cards are dealt and a player bets on whether the rank of a third card would fall between them. While found in some land casinos, its popularity has declined, although it is featured at many online casinos.[1]

A standard 52-card deck is used. The game may be played with anywhere from one to eight decks, with an increasing number of decks decreasing the house's edge—the house's advantage begins at 3.155% with one deck but falls to 2.751% when eight decks are used. This is in contrast with some other casino card games, such as blackjack, where a higher number of decks used will increase the house edge.

A close variant is Acey Deucey.

  1. ^ Parlett 2008, p. 600.