Pineapple Hold'em : The Rules and the MSO Poker (Pineapple) Champions

Pineapple Hold’em : The Rules and the MSO Poker (Pineapple) Champions

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Pineapple Hold’em : The Rules and the MSO Poker (Pineapple) Champions

Pineapple Hold’em or simply Pineapple is a version of Poker that after the first round plays like g: “texas_hold’em”. At the start everyone is dealt three cards and after the flop players have to discard 1 card. This can be painful when you realize you threw away your winning straight flush gut draw!

The Rules of Pineapple Hold’em Poker

Pineapple Hold’em poker starts with 3 cards. After the flop of 3 cards but before the betting round, each player has to put forward face down a card to discard. In case of disputes related to the order in which a player must place his card, this is done in the order of betting. The rest of the betting and play continues like in Texas Hold’em. So a player may use any 5-card combination of his two cards and the five cards in the middle.

The sequence of play is:

  • Big blind and small blind (with the option of antes deep enough in the tournament)
  • Betting round
  • Burn card
  • 3 card flop
  • Face down each remaining player discards a card
  • Betting round
  • Burn card
  • Single turn card
  • Betting round
  • Burn card
  • Single river card
  • Final betting round
  • Showdown

You can find out about opportunities to play Pineapple Hold’em live at the timetable.

MSO Poker (Pineapple) Champions

Year Name Country Title
2022 Andres Kuusk Estonia Olympiad Champion
2021 Maciej Brzeski Poland Olympiad Champion
2020 Ankush Khandelwal England Olympiad Champion
2019 Ankush Khandelwal England Olympiad Champion
2018 Ankush Khandelwal England Olympiad Champion
2017 James Heppell England Olympiad Champion
2016 Andres Kuusk Estonia Olympiad Champion
2015 James Heppell England Olympiad Champion
2014 Andres Kuusk Estonia Olympiad Champion
2013 Andres Kuusk and England Ankush Khandelwal Estonia Olympiad Champion
2012 Dario De Toffoli Italy Olympiad Champion
2011 Riccardo Gueci Italy Olympiad Champion
2010 Paco Garcia De La Banda Spain Olympiad Champion
2009 David Pearce England Olympiad Champion
2008 Andrew Havery England Olympiad Champion
2007 Charles Heppell England Olympiad Champion
2006 Alexander Baron England Olympiad Champion
2005 Chris Carter England Olympiad Champion
2004 Ben Player England Olympiad Champion
2003 Mathew Cordell England Olympiad Champion