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.Ī standard 52 card pack is used with cards ranking from ace (high) down to two (low). 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. That game is described on the In Between page. In American Casinos, the name Red Dog is now used for a different banking game (also called Ace-Deuce, In Between or Yablon) in which two cards are dealt face up, and the player bets on whether a third card will rank between the first two cards.
This game, also called High Card Pool, and its variations Slippery Sam, Shoot and Polish Red Dog (also called Stitch or Polski Pachuck) are described on this page: Red Dog was originally a banking game in which punters bet on whether any card in their hand would be the same suit as and higher than a card to be dealt from the pack.
