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.

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