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Pineapple poker is very similar to Texas Holdem except each player is initially dealt thee cards. Each player then discards one of these cards and the game continues the same as Texas Holdem.

The basic pattern of play (See diagram below):

Played with two to ten players.

Players to left of the Dealer, Dealer Button, post the big blind and small blind, forced bets by each player.

Each player is then dealt three cards face down, these are the Pocket or Hole cards.
Each player then discards one of these cards.

A "pre-flop" round of betting occurs starting with the player to the left of the Big-Blind, this position is often called "Under the Gun".

After this round of betting, the first, the "Flop" is dealt, three community cards face up.
Another betting rounds occurs, the second.

The "Turn" is dealt, a single community card.
Another betting round occurs, the third.

The "River" is dealt, a single community card.
Another betting round occurs, the fourth.

The "Showdown" occurs.

All players use three of the five community cards together with two of their pocket cards to make the best five-card poker hand.

In Crazy Pineapple the players discard their third hole card after the flop betting round, before the "Turn" card is dealt.

In Tahoe, Lazy Pineapple, the players keep all three hole cards through to showdown, but may not use all three of them to make a hand. Each player may use none, one, or two cards from his hand, combined with those on the board, to make his final five-card hand.

In Super Holdem players keep all three hole cards throughout the play and may also use all 3 cards to create a high hand.

Pineapple Poker

Pineapple Poker betting structures, played in online poker rooms:
Limit Pineapple Poker - There is a specific betting limit applied in each game and on each round of betting.