PLAYING TIPS for HOT PINEAPPLE POKER
HOW TO PLAY HOT PINEAPPLE POKER
Hot Pineapple is played like Texas Hold'Em with 2 twists: Start by dealing 4 cards down to each player. Before any betting each player must discard one hole card face down in the middle of the table. (This is an absolute requirement. No player may fold before discarding one of their cards.) These cards are shuffled or mixed together. Five of these discarded cards will be drawn and used as the flop, turn and river. After the flop is dealt each player must discard another card leaving them with 2 cards. These discards are mucked, so be careful not to mix them with the first group of discards. Play continues exactly like Hold 'Em. 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. All players now have 3 hole cards. Gather and mix/shuffle all discarded cards. Use these cards to deal flop, turn and river. Bet Deal 3 cards from discards as flop. Bet Each active player selects 1 card from their hand and discards (mucks) it. Each now has 2 hole cards. Deal 1 card from discards as turn. Bet Deal 1 card from discards as river. Bet High only: Showdown High-low split: Declare Bet Showdown |
In Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple, 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. Hot Pineapple is different. The flop, turn and river cards that have been seen and selected by the players. More importantly, many of those cards come back into play as the board cards.
PLAYING TIPS FOR HOT PINEAPPLE POKER
Hot Pineapple Poker strategy has some similarities with Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple strategy, but it also has features that make is significantly different.
One difference with Hot Pineapple compared to Crazy Pineapple is that you are dealt 4 hole cards instead of 3. You will be dealt more playable hands like pocket pairs, suited, connected and high ranked hole cards - hands that you and your opponents will want to at least see the flop with. Hot Pineapple will typically require a strong final hand in order to win.
A second difference is that you also have two important decisions to make involving discarding a card from your hand that can significantly influence the game:
The Pre-flop decision involves selecting a card that may come back into play. For that reason, whenever possible players should discard a card that will help their hand if it re-appears on the board.
The Post-flop decision involves selecting a card that will not be in play. It cannot appear on the board or be held by an opponent. Players get to see the flop before they have to decide which card to throw away and so can optimize their hand by keeping the one that best connects with the flop and discarding the card that least connects.
Hot Pineapple Poker strategy has some similarities with Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple strategy, but it also has features that make is significantly different.
One difference with Hot Pineapple compared to Crazy Pineapple is that you are dealt 4 hole cards instead of 3. You will be dealt more playable hands like pocket pairs, suited, connected and high ranked hole cards - hands that you and your opponents will want to at least see the flop with. Hot Pineapple will typically require a strong final hand in order to win.
A second difference is that you also have two important decisions to make involving discarding a card from your hand that can significantly influence the game:
The Pre-flop decision involves selecting a card that may come back into play. For that reason, whenever possible players should discard a card that will help their hand if it re-appears on the board.
The Post-flop decision involves selecting a card that will not be in play. It cannot appear on the board or be held by an opponent. Players get to see the flop before they have to decide which card to throw away and so can optimize their hand by keeping the one that best connects with the flop and discarding the card that least connects.