Yablon


Yablon, also known as Red Dog or Red Dog poker, is a game of chance played with cards. It is a variation of Acey-Deucey or In-between. While found in some land casinos, its popularity has declined, although it is featured at many casinos online. There are other card-based games of chance called Red Dog, a name originally used for High Card Pool.
The deck used to is the standard, fifty-two-card variety. 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.
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:
The spread table is as follows:
SpreadPayout
1-card5 to 1
2-card4 to 1
3-card2 to 1
4- to-11-card1 to 1

The house edge table is as follows.
DecksHouse EdgeRisk
13.155%2.672%
23.077%2.609%
42.884%2.447%
62.798%2.375%
82.751%2.335%

The spread probabilities table is as follows.
SpreadWin Probability
10.077419
20.154839
30.232258
40.309677
50.387097
60.464516
70.541935
80.619355
90.696774
100.774194
110.851613

Strategy

Even when using eight decks, red dog does not offer favorable odds for the player in comparison with other games of chance common to casinos. There is little strategy involved; raises should only be made when a spread statistically favors a player.