Yablon or Red Dog ( Card Game )
What is Yablon or Red Dog ? Yablon , also known as red dog , 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. It is a variation of acey-deucey. While found in some land casinos, its popularity has declined, although it is featured at many online casinos. In the card games literature, there is quite a lot of variation as to which of the names Red Dog, Slippery Sam and Shoot are applied to which version of the game. If you have views as to whether the names on this page are correctly assigned to the variations, or if you are familiar with other versions, please let me know. Objective of the game The object of the game is to win bets by having a higher ranking card of the same suit in hand than the top card of the deck on your turn. How to play Red Dog: The player left of the dealer is first to bet. A player can bet any amount up to the amount o...