THE RULES

 

The set-up of Pineapple follows the Texas Hold’Em structure exactly, except players receive three cards as opposed to two. This is followed by a pre-flop betting round, betting begins with the player sitting to the left of the dealer.

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Reminder, as in Texas Hold’Em, players must put out the blinds. The player directly to the left of the dealer is the small blind and the player to their left is the big blind. Both these players must place a bet before they receive any cards.

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Before the flop is dealt, players must discard one hole card. After, the flop, the turn, and the river betting rounds proceed in the same exact manner as Texas Hold’Em.

 

During betting, players may fold, call, or raise:

 

• Fold – The action of surrendering your cards to the dealer and sitting out the hand. If one folds their cards in the first round of betting, they lose no money.

 

• Call – The action of matching the table bet, which is the most recent bet that has been placed on the table.

 

• Raise – The action of doubling the amount of the most recent bet.

 

The player with the highest ranking hand after the last round of betting (after the river) wins the full pot.