Game of chance played with cards
"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.
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.
Red 💸 Dog [
edit ]
Two cards dealt with consecutive ranks are a "push", returning the player's
wager.
The game only uses three 💸 cards at a time, which are ranked as in poker, with
aces high. Suit is irrelevant. A wager is placed, 💸 and two cards are placed face up on
the table, with three possible outcomes:
If the cards are consecutive in number 💸 (for
example, a four and a five, or a jack and a queen), the hand is a push and the 💸 player's
wager is returned.
(for example, a four and a five, or a jack and a queen), the hand is
a 💸 push and the player's wager is returned. If the two cards are of equal value , a
third card is 💸 dealt. If the third card is of the same value, then the payout for the
player is 11:1, otherwise, the 💸 hand is a push.
, a third card is dealt. If the third
card is of the same value, then the 💸 payout for the player is 11:1, otherwise, the hand
is a push. If neither of the above is the case 💸 (for example, a three and an eight),
then a spread is announced which determines the payoff (a 4-card spread, in 💸 this
example), and a third card will be dealt. Before dealing the third card, the player has
the option to 💸 double his bet. If the third card's value falls between the first two,
the player will receive a payoff according 💸 to the spread; otherwise, the bet is
lost.
Spread [ edit ]
The spread table is as follows:
Spread Payout 1-card 5 to 💸 1
2-card 4 to 1 3-card 2 to 1 4- to-11-card 1 to 1
The house edge table is as
follows.
Decks 💸 House Edge Risk 1 3.155% 2.672% 2 3.077% 2.609% 4 2.884% 2.447% 6 2.798%
2.375% 8 2.751% 2.335%
The spread probabilities 💸 table is as follows.
Spread Win
Probability 1 0.077419 2 0.154839 3 0.232258 4 0.309677 5 0.387097 6 0.464516 7
0.541935 💸 8 0.619355 9 0.696774 10 0.774194 11 0.851613
Acey Deucey [ edit ]
Acey
Deucey,[2] also known as In-Between, Sheets, Between the 💸 Sheets or Maverick, is a
simple betting card game. Two cards are dealt to a player, who then bets on 💸 whether the
rank of a third card will fall between those of the first two.
Rules [ edit ]
Before
the action, 💸 each player must add their ante into the pot. Two cards are then dealt
face-up to one player. That player 💸 then bets from nothing to the amount that is in the
pot at the time whether or not the third 💸 card will numerically fall in between the
first two. If the third card falls in between the two other cards, 💸 the bettor takes the
amount they bet out of the pot; if the third card falls outside of the two 💸 other cards,
the bettor must add what they bet to the pot; and if the third card matches the
numerical 💸 value of one of the other two cards, the bettor must add to the pot double
what they bet. If 💸 two cards of the same value come up, e.g. 2,2 the bettor picks if the
next card will be higher 💸 or lower and bets. If the next card is the same as the last
two, i.e. a 2, the bettor 💸 must triple their bet.
Regionally specific rules [ edit ]
The
rules and specifics of the game often vary from region to 💸 region. For example in
Liaoning province, northeast China the minimum number of players is 4 and each player
is required 💸 to ante before the first card is turned. Two cards are then dealt face-up
to one player. That player then 💸 bets from nothing to the amount that is in the pot at
the time (during the first time around the 💸 table players are only allowed to bet up to
half of the pot) whether or not the third card will 💸 numerically fall in between the
first two. Other regions, such as in the United States, play the game by combining 💸 two
decks of cards. This adds another dynamic to the game due to the extra number of
similar type cards. 💸 Beyond that, most of the other rules followed by United States
players are similar to those which are observed in 💸 the Liaoning province.
Just about
all regions play if the third card falls in between the two other cards, the bettor
💸 takes the amount they bet out of the pot; if the third card falls outside of the two
other cards, 💸 the bettor must add what they bet to the pot; and if the third card
matches the numerical value of 💸 one of the other two cards, this is referred to as a
"Post" and the bettor must add to the 💸 pot double their own initial bet. If two cards of
the same value come up, e.g. 2,2 the bettor picks 💸 if the next card will be higher or
lower and bets. If the next card is the same as the 💸 last two, i.e. a 2, this is
considered a "Post" and the player is required to pay triple the bet 💸 for the hand.
Aces
[ edit ]
In addition to this, there is a special rule for Aces. If the first card
💸 turned is an Ace the player may choose its value as either the high Ace or the low one.
Low 💸 Ace is always lower than any other card, including the deuce. If an Ace comes up as
the second card 💸 turned it is always considered the high Ace. If a player "Posts" on an
Ace they are required to pay 💸 four times their bet for that hand. Aces also cause an
automatic loss if it is the third card turned 💸 when the first two cards are a match,
e.g. 6,6. The best spread in the game is considered to be 💸 a low Ace on the left and a
high Ace on the right. This is also one of the worst 💸 hands to get as you run the risk
of the third card being an Ace and having to pay four 💸 times your bet for the
hand.
Variations [ edit ]
A variation is to split the cards if two end cards are 💸 the
same value. This requires the bettor to ante in for two hands and the dealer would draw
one more 💸 card under each of the end cards. After this, the same rules apply.
Some new
rules that increase payouts and betting:
Blind 💸 Pot - Bet the pot before your 2 outside
cards are placed. In the case of a win, you win 💸 the pot. If you are outside of your
cards you lose half the pot. If you post you have to 💸 pay the full amount of the
pot.
"AutoPot" - Any A-2 played as your outside cards automatically make the player bet
💸 the full amount of the pot.
Post Bet - You can bet that your inside card will match one
of your 💸 outside cards. In the case of this you win the full pot and in addition each
player pays an equal 💸 percentage to match the pot. Therefore, the player that post would
win 2x the pot. If the player bets the 💸 post and misses, they owe half the amount of the
pot to the pot.
Satan 6s - Any player that gets 💸 6-6-6 as their cards must pay 6x the
amount of the pot to the pot.
In popular culture [ edit ]
The 💸 game show Card Sharks is
based on Acey Deucey and closely resembles the rules.[citation needed] In the show, two
players 💸 answer high-low survey questions, and guess whether the next card is higher or
lower (with duplicates counting as wrong).
Acey-ducey is 💸 often mentioned in the book
series The Corps by W.E.B. Griffin which is set in the Pacific Theater of World 💸 War II,
and follows the lives of a group of marines in special service. Griffin never explains
the game in 💸 the slightest, but his characters are often playing it when they are
interrupted by the war, i.e. required to stop 💸 playing to perform some duty.
In 1978 a
type-in program BASIC video game version was distributed via the book BASIC Computer
💸 Games.[3]
An unsold 1985 game show pilot hosted by Jim McKrell, entitled Split
Decision, had contestants playing the game Acey Deucey 💸 while answering general
knowledge questions. Each player picked a card to share and had their own base card,
and tried 💸 to fit a card in or bust the other player.
