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Microgaming Online Red Dog

 

Online Red Dog is a simple and quick paced game with an easy optimum strategy. Played correctly it offers you an average return of about 97.5%. It can be played at Microgaming online casinos like Jackpot City, Spin Palace and Platinum Play.

Online Red Dog is played with a single deck of cards, with the suits being irrelevant. The cards are ranked as in poker, with aces always being the highest. You start by placing your ante bet and then clicking the Deal button. Two cards will be dealt face up on the two outside slots displayed on the casino table. If the two cards are consecutively ranked then the game is tied and your ante bet is returned. If the two cards are of equal rank then a third card is dealt in the center slot. If the result is a three of a kind hand then you receive a payout of 11 to 1, otherwise the game is again tied.

The excitement begins if the first two cards are neither consecutive nor equal. A marker appears on the spread in the payout table. The spread is the number of card ranks between the dealt cards. It can vary from 1 to 11. You have the opportunity to raise by placing a bet equal to the ante bet. You can alternatively call and continue playing without increasing the stake. The third card is dealt face up in the center slot. If its rank is between that of the first two cards then you win and are paid as per the payout table. Otherwise you lose all the bets. The payouts are as follows: 1-card spread pays 5 to 1; 2-card spread pays 4 to 1; 3-card spread pays 2 to 1, spread of 4 cards or more pays even money.

The key decision to be made is whether to raise or call when a spread is announced. Based on the mathematical probabilities and payouts, the expectations have been calculated for each spread. The expectations for spreads of 1 to 6 are negative, which implies that you can expect to lose money in the long run. The expectations for spreads of 7 to 11 are positive, which implies that you can expect to win money in the long run. Therefore the optimum Red Dog strategy states that you should raise only when the spread is 7 or more. When the spread is 6 or less you should call.

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