Pineapple
The straightforward cousin of Crazy Pineapple: three hole cards dealt before the flop, with the discard down to two happening immediately, before any betting.
Coming soon — not yet playable
Rules
Pineapple is dealt like Texas Hold'em, except each player receives three hole cards face down instead of two. Immediately after the deal — before any betting round at all — each player discards one of their three hole cards, keeping exactly two for the rest of the hand.
From this point forward, play is identical to standard Hold'em: a preflop betting round, then the flop (three community cards) and a betting round, the turn (one community card) and a betting round, and the river (one community card) and a final betting round.
Showdown: each player makes their best five-card hand using their two remaining hole cards and the five community cards, following standard Hold'em rules (including the option to play the board).
Strategy notes: Because the discard happens before any information from the flop is known (unlike Crazy Pineapple, where the discard happens after the flop), the decision of which of the three cards to keep is based purely on raw hand potential — pairs, suited connectors, and high cards — rather than on how the flop interacts with your hand.
Common house rules
Don't confuse with Crazy Pineapple
The defining difference from Crazy Pineapple is timing: plain Pineapple discards immediately after the deal (before the flop), while Crazy Pineapple discards after the flop betting round — confirm which version the table means before dealing.
Hi-Lo Pineapple
As with Crazy Pineapple, some tables play a split-pot version with an 8-or-better qualifying low hand sharing the pot with the best high hand.
Discard stays in the muck, face down
Standard etiquette: the discarded third hole card is mucked face down immediately and is never revealed, even after the hand ends, to avoid giving away information about how players evaluate starting hands.
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