Crazy Pineapple Rules
Crazy Pineapple is a variation of Texas Hold ‘Em that is — well, crazy. The main differences between it and regular Hold ‘Em are: Each player gets three hole cards instead of two, and everyone must discard one hole card. The game play, otherwise, is nearly identical to Texas Hold ‘em:
To determine who gets to deal the cards, each player is dealt one card. The player with the highest card gets to be the dealer.
To start the game, two players place bets called “blinds.” The player to the dealer’s immediate left places a bet referred to as the “small blind.” The player to the left of the player who placed the small blind then places a bet called the “big blind.” The big blind is usually twice the amount of the small blind.
After the small and big blinds are placed, the dealer shuffles a deck of 52 cards and hands each player three cards face down. These face down cards are called “hole cards” or “pocket cards.”
The player to the left of the two players who placed the initial bets starts another round of betting. This round is called the “pre-flop.”
The betting structure determines the amount of bets that can be placed:
1 In a “Fixed Limit” or “Structured Limit” game, the bets are set. For example, players can agree to bet exactly $5 per round.
2 In a “Spread Limit” game, bets may range between two set amounts. In this case, players can agree to bet anywhere from $2 to $10 per round.
3 In a “Pot Limit” game, bets range from the amount of the big blind and the size of all the bets, or the pot size, during the betting round. If the big blind is $4 and the pot size is $50, a player can bet anywhere between $4 and $50 for the round.
4 In a “Half-Pot Limit” game, players can place bets equal to the amount of the big blind up to half the pot size. If the big blind is $4 and the pot size is $50, a player can bet anywhere between $4 and $25 for the round.
5 In a “No Limit” game, a player’s bet is limited to the amount of the big blind and the amount of money he has on the table. If the big blind is $4 and the player’s previous bets total $15, he can bet anywhere between $4 and $15.
During the course of the game, players can call, raise, or fold their cards. A player who initiates a raise increases the size of the bet required to stay in the game, forcing subsequent players to match his bet. Matching the raised bet is called “calling” the increased bet. Folding means quitting the game.
After all payers have placed their bets, the dealer discards the topmost card of the deck and reveals the next three cards on the table. The revealed cards are called the “flop.” They may be used by any player in combination with their two hole cards or pocket cards to form a three card combination or a three card poker hand. After the flop, each player is required to discard one of their three hole cards.
Another round of betting begins starting with the player to the dealer’s left. After all bets are placed, the dealer discards another card and reveals one more card on the table. This revealed card is called the “turn card.” The turn card can be used by any player together with the flop and his hole or pocket cards to form a five card poker hand.
The player to the dealer’s left starts another round of betting, after which the dealer again discards the topmost card on the remaining deck and reveals one final card on the table. The last revealed card is called the “river.” Players can use any of the five revealed cards on
