PLAYING TIPS for HOT & COLD PINEAPPLE POKER
HOW to PLAY HOT & COLD PINEAPPLE POKER:
Hot & Cold Pineapple Poker is played like Texas Hold Em with a couple of twists: Deal 4 hole cards to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. These "hot" cards are shuffled or mixed together. After a round of betting, 3 of these discarded cards are drawn for the flop. Immediately after the flop each player must discard 1 hole card leaving them with 2. Play continues with the turn and river cards being dealt from the "cold" remaining deck. As in Texas Hold 'em, players may make their hand from any combination of the 5 board cards and their 2 hole cards. May be played high, high-low split or high-low eight or better. |
SUMMARY of ACTION:
Deal 4 hole cards to each player. Each player selects 1 card from their hand and discards it face down. Each player now has 3 cards. Gather and mix/shuffle all discarded cards. Bet Deal 3 cards from discarded cards as the flop. Each player discards 1 hole card. These cards are mucked. Each player now has 2 cards. Bet Deal 1 card from deck as turn. Bet Deal 1 card from deck as river. Bet High only: Showdown High-low split: Declare Bet Showdown |
PLAYING TIPS for HOT & COLD PINEAPPLE POKER
In Hot & Cold Pineapple the flop will consist of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. As we shall see, there is some level of predictability in what cards may appear in the flop. However, since the turn and river are dealt from the remaining deck, they are random and not predictable. This feature results in a game where even the best pre-flop and post-flop decisions can be negated once the turn and river are revealed.
The main considerations and decisions in Hot & Cold Pineapple involve trying to strike a balance between these competing factors:
The card you discard pre-flop should be of minimal value to your opponents if it re-appears in the flop.
The card you discard pre-flop should be of some value (or at least not hurt) to your hand if it re-appears in the flop.
The cards you keep should be the ones your opponents are most likely to discard to the flop cards.
The card you discard post-flop should be the card that least coordinates with your hand and the flop.
THE FLOP CARDS ARE DIFFERENT
In Texas Hold' em the flop, turn and river consist of random cards that come from the unseen deck. There is a equal chance that any card may appear. In contrast, the majority of the board cards in Hot & Cold Pineapple poker are not random. The flop consists of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. The flop is "hot" meaning it is more likely to contain some cards and less likely to contain others depending upon how valuable they seem to players. Trying to predict what cards may appear in the flop is one of the important objectives in playing Hot & Cold Pineapple poker.
In Hot & Cold Pineapple the flop will consist of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. As we shall see, there is some level of predictability in what cards may appear in the flop. However, since the turn and river are dealt from the remaining deck, they are random and not predictable. This feature results in a game where even the best pre-flop and post-flop decisions can be negated once the turn and river are revealed.
The main considerations and decisions in Hot & Cold Pineapple involve trying to strike a balance between these competing factors:
The card you discard pre-flop should be of minimal value to your opponents if it re-appears in the flop.
The card you discard pre-flop should be of some value (or at least not hurt) to your hand if it re-appears in the flop.
The cards you keep should be the ones your opponents are most likely to discard to the flop cards.
The card you discard post-flop should be the card that least coordinates with your hand and the flop.
THE FLOP CARDS ARE DIFFERENT
In Texas Hold' em the flop, turn and river consist of random cards that come from the unseen deck. There is a equal chance that any card may appear. In contrast, the majority of the board cards in Hot & Cold Pineapple poker are not random. The flop consists of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. The flop is "hot" meaning it is more likely to contain some cards and less likely to contain others depending upon how valuable they seem to players. Trying to predict what cards may appear in the flop is one of the important objectives in playing Hot & Cold Pineapple poker.