How to Play Red Dog Poker.
Technically the game of Red Dog Poker does not belong in the family of Poker games. The player does not play against the dealer or the other players at the table only against the cards the player is dealt.
In many ways the game of Red Dog Poker is unlike any other card game in that the hands are ranked by a spread. In Red Dog Poker the spread refers to the distance between the cards. An example of this would be if the player is dealt a 2 and a 9 the spread is 6 because that is how many cards are between the 2 cards dealt.
The game of Red dog Poker has only 1 bet and it is placed before the cards are dealt. The payout depends on the distance of the cards. If you are dealt a 2 and a king you will win less then if you are dealt a 2 and a 4, so the smaller the distance the higher the payoff in Red Dog Poker.
The rules of Red dog Poker are easy 2 cards are dealt. After the 2 cards are dealt the lower of the 2 cards will be placed on the players left and the higher card will be placed on the right. At this point the Red Dog Poker player has the option the raise the bet. After the player has decided if they are going to raise the bet, the 3rd card is dealt. If the card is between the value of the 1st 2 cards dealt the player wins if the 3rd card is not between the other 2 cards the player loses. If the first 2 cards are the same the hand is a push and the bet will be returned, but a 3rd card is still drawn and if that card matches the other two the player wins 11 times their bet.
As you can see the game of red dog poker can be learned fast and can be enjoyed for hours.